ほたる

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm in English. It is written as in kanji, ほたる in hiragana, and hotaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

光ペン借りていい?

Can I borrow your highlighter?