蛍

ほたる ホタル

firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm

姫

ひめ

princess, young lady of noble birth

蛍石

ほたるいし けいせき ほたるせき

fluorite, fluorspar

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

蛍草

ほたるぐさ

dayflower

海蛍

うみほたる ウミホタル

sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp

蛍光

けいこう

fluorescence

土蛍

つちぼたる

glowworm

蛍族

ほたるぞく ホタルぞく

smokers forced to smoke outside, firefly tribe

流蛍

flying firefly

蛍藺

ほたるい ホタルイ

Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)

姫飯

ひめいい

soft rice (cooked in a pot)

千姫

せんひめ

Princess Sen

姫神

ひめがみ

goddess

音姫

おとひめ

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

織姫

おりひめ

woman textile worker

姫垣

ひめがき

low fence