Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: lightning-bug, firefly
Kunyomi: ほたる
Onyomi: ケイ
Composition: 虫
Radical: 虫
Meaning: insect
蛍光灯 (ケイコウトウ) fluorescent lamp, fluorescent light, person who is slow to react, someone slow on the uptake
蛍光 (ケイコウ) fluorescence
蛍 (ほたる) firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm
蛍藺 (ほたるい) Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)
海蛍 (うみほたる) sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp