The three 密 (mitsu)s that should be avoided in order to avoid infection during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, promoted by the Japanese government, translatable as "the three C's": 密(みっ)閉(ぺい) (mippei, “closed spaces”), 密(みっ)集(しゅう) (misshū, “crowded spaces”), 密(みっ)接(せつ) (missetsu, “close-contact settings”).

蛍(ほたる)の光(ひかり)窓(まど)の雪(ゆき) (hotaru no hikari mado no yuki, “firefly's dim light, snow reflected on the window → diligent study”)

a placename, such as that of a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture / one of the bullet train services running on the 東海道 (Tōkaido) or 山陽 (San'yō) shinkansen / a surname / a female given name

a male given name / a female given name

gleaming, shining / scenery / enlightening / exhaust, run out / light, gleam, shine / glory, honor/honour, pride

a male or female given name

bright / light / shine

the Dog, the eleventh of the twelve Earthly Branches

Alternative form of 朮

state, express