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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほたる
Grade: S
ふくろ > ぶくろ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
螢袋 (kyūjitai)
 ホタルブクロ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, firefly bag, (ほたる) (hotaru, firefly) + (ふくろ) (fukuro, bag). The fukuro changes to bukuro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟bɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞]

Noun

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(ほたる)(ぶくろ) or 蛍袋(ホタルブクロ) (hotarubukuro

  1. Campanula punctata

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).