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RTK / HeisigFrame #557

蛍

lightning bug

Strokes: 11

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

lightning bug RTKFirefly

Community Mnemonic

▲ 741 votes

Bugs have to go to school to learn how to become lightning bugs. Only the brightest bugs graduate to become lightning bugs.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

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