蛍

ほたる ホタル

firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm

姫

ひめ

princess, young lady of noble birth

海蛍

うみほたる ウミホタル

sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp

蛍石

ほたるいし けいせき ほたるせき

fluorite, fluorspar

蛍草

ほたるぐさ

dayflower

蛍族

ほたるぞく ホタルぞく

smokers forced to smoke outside, firefly tribe

蛍光

けいこう

fluorescence

蛍雪

けいせつ

diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow), diligent study

蛍袋

ほたるぶくろ

bellflower

蛍火

ほたるび

glow of a firefly

蛍藺

ほたるい ホタルイ

Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)

流蛍

flying firefly

土蛍

つちぼたる

glowworm

姫様

ひめさま

princess, daughter of a nobleman

山姫

やまひめ

mountain goddess

妖姫

ghostly, beautiful woman

音姫

おとひめ

melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

寵姫

ちょうき

one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress

篤姫

あつひめ

Atsuhime (TV series)