蛍袋
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蛍 | 袋 |
| ほたる Grade: S |
ふくろ > ぶくろ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 螢袋 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “firefly bag”, 蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) + 袋 (fukuro, “bag”). The fukuro changes to bukuro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]蛍袋 or 蛍袋 • (hotarubukuro)
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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- Japanese terms spelled with 蛍 read as ほたる
- Japanese terms spelled with 袋 read as ふくろ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
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