Kanji

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: firefly

Kunyomi: ほたる

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: insect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

ほたる firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm

蛍石 ほたるいし fluorite, fluorspar