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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 螢火 (kyūjitai)
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蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) + 火 (hi, “fire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
蛍火 • (hotarubi)
- the light of a firefly
- small embers
Synonyms
Etymology 2
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| 螢火 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 熒火 (MC hweng xwaX).
Pronunciation
Noun
蛍火 • (keika) ←けいくわ (keikwa)?
- the light of a firefly
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN