Words — 100 found
カブトムシ
1. rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)Usually written using kana alone
2. Japanese rhinoceros beetleThe Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Japanese horned beetle, o... Read more
甲虫 【かぶとむし】、兜虫 【かぶとむし】
兜虫: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. carrion beetle (any beetle of family Silphidae, incl. burying beetles)Usually written using kana alone
埋葬虫 【しでむし】
埋葬虫: Rarely-used kanji form.
こめつきむし
米搗虫
1. click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)Usually written using kana alone
米搗き虫 【こめつきむし】、叩頭虫 【こめつきむし】、額突虫 【こめつきむし】、叩頭虫 【ぬかずきむし】、叩頭虫 【ぬかつきむし】、額突虫 【ぬかずきむし】、額突虫 【ぬかつきむし】、コメツキムシ
のこぎりくわがた
鋸鍬形
1. sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetleUsually written using kana alone
鋸鍬形虫 【のこぎりくわがた】、ノコギリクワガタ
はんみょう
斑猫
1. tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)Usually written using kana alone
斑蝥 【はんみょう】、ハンミョウ
カミキリムシ
1. long-horned beetle; longicorn; beetle of the cerambycidae familyUsually written using kana alone, かみきりむし is a jukujikun reading of 天牛
天牛 【かみきりむし】、髪切虫 【かみきりむし】
髪切虫: Rarely-used kanji form.
つちはんみょう
土斑猫
1. blister beetle; oil beetle (insects family Meloidae)Usually written using kana alone
地胆 【つちはんみょう】、地胆 【にわつつ】
みずす
水澄まし
1. whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus)Usually written using kana alone
水澄し 【みずすまし】、水澄 【みずすまし】、水すまし 【みずすまし】、ミズスマシ
みちおし
道教え
1. tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)Usually written using kana alone, Colloquial, See also 斑猫
道教 【みちおしえ】、路導 【みちおしえ】
ナミテントウ
1. Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird; Halloween beetleUsually written using kana alone, See also テントウムシ
並天道 【なみてんとう】、並瓢虫 【なみてんとう】
並天道: Rarely-used kanji form. 並瓢虫: Rarely-used kanji form.
てんとうむしだまし
偽瓢虫
1. handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)Usually written using kana alone
テントウムシダマシ
でこ
お凸
2. prominent forehead; beetle browUsually written using kana alone
3. not catching anythingFishing, Usually written using kana alone, Colloquial
お凸: Rarely-used kanji form.
はむし
葉虫
1. leaf beetle (of family Chrysomelidae)Usually written using kana alone
金花虫 【はむし】、ハムシ
はねかくし
羽隠
1. rove beetleUsually written using kana alone
隠翅虫 【はねかくし】、羽隠虫 【はねかくし】、羽隠し 【はねかくし】、ハネカクシ
こがねむし
黄金虫
1. scarabaeid beetleUsually written using kana alone
2. Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
こがね虫 【こがねむし】、金亀子 【こがねむし】、コガネムシ
きくむし
木食い虫
1. bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)Usually written using kana alone
2. gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borerUsually written using kana alone
木食虫 【きくいむし】、木蠹虫 【きくいむし】、蠹 【きくいむし】、キクイムシ
木蠹虫: Rarely-used kanji form. 蠹: Rarely-used kanji form.