# 蛍 — firefly

蛍 means “firefly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: ほたる (hotaru).

- Meaning: firefly
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: ほたる (hotaru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 蛍

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 冖 cover · 虫 insect

## Don't confuse it with

[学](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/study/) · [覚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remember/) · [栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/)

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/. Last updated 2026-11-01.