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): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

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 ɦweŋ huɑ^X).

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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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