蛍火

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蛍	火
ほたる Grade: S	ひ > び Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
螢火 (kyūjitai)

蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほたるび [hòtárúꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) ほたるび [hòtárúbí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟bʲi]

Noun

蛍(ほたる)火(び) • (hotarubi)

the light of a firefly
small embers

Synonyms

(light of a firefly): 蛍(けい)光(こう) (keikō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蛍	火
けい Grade: S	か Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
螢火 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 熒火 (MC hweng xwaX).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーか [kéꜜèkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːka̠]

Noun

蛍(けい)火(か) • (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 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (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 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN