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    3. 海蛍

    海蛍

    海うみ蛍ほたる

    sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii)

    NTNounNature & EnvironmentAnimalsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    うみほたるウミホタル

    Noun

    1.
    sea firefly (Vargula hilgendorfii), seed shrimp
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Kanji that make up this word

    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    蛍
    ほたる…(1)
    lightning-bug・firefly
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