ほたる【蛍】 - hotaru | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

以前いぜんこの辺へんにたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。

izen kono atarini takusanno hotaruga ita monodat. ta

There used to be lots of fireflies around here.

Characters

Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Outdated Kanji

蛍 kanji, 11 strokes lightning-bug

Other Forms

螢 kanji, 16 strokes firefly

Outdated Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

ほたるじゃない

hotarujanai

The negative form

1. Not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#402151

ほたるだった

hotarudatta

The past form

1. Was a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#490647

ほたるで

hotarude

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With fireflies; By means of fireflies

★ Common

Noun

#194498

ほたるの

hotaruno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Firefly's; Of fireflies

★ Common

Noun

#113392

ほたるじゃありません

hotarujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a firefly.; I am not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

ほたるじゃないです

hotarujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a firefly.; I'm not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるでした

hotarudeshita

The polite past form

1. It was a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#891582

ほたるです

hotarudesu

The polite form

1. Firefly.; I am a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#211697

ほたるでわありません

hotarudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

Common 6 items

ほたるじゃなかった

hotarujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a firefly.; Wasn't a glowworm.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるだろう

hotarudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably fireflies.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるじゃありませんでした

hotarujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるじゃなかったです

hotarujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるでしょう

hotarudeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably fireflies.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるでわありませんでした

hotarudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a firefly.; It was not a firefly.

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

Advanced 3 items

ほたるだったら

hotarudattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when firefly

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるであれば

hotarudeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If firefly; When firefly

★ Common

Noun

#1201380

ほたるなら

hotarunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when fireflies

★ Common

Noun

#823368

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