蛍 | Shirabe

蛍ほたる

蛍ほたる

Common Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone firefly (Luciola cruciata);lightning bug;glowworm

以前この辺にたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。

There used to be lots of fireflies around here.

Other forms 螢【ほたる】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)