蟻

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).


虻

虻 (canonical)
虻 (canonical)
abu (romanization)


虱

虱 (canonical)
虱 (canonical)
shirami (romanization)

First attested in the Shinsen Jikyō (c. 900 CE).
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *sirami. Compound of 白 (shira, “white”, combining form) and an uncertain mi.

Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculus humanus capitis#Translingual

a sucking louse, especially the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)


蚕

ja-noun

蚕(かいこ) or 蚕(カイコ) • (kaiko) ^(←かひこ (kafiko)?)

蚕 (canonical)
蚕 (canonical)
kaiko (romanization)
kafiko (romanization)
かひこ (hiragana historical)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru

Compound of 飼い (kai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 飼う (kau, “to raise”)) + 蚕 (ko, “silkworm”).


蚋

蚋 (canonical)
蚋 (canonical)
buyu (romanization)
匹 (counter)


蚋

蚋 (canonical)
蚋 (canonical)
buyo (romanization)
匹 (counter)

1920, 島崎藤村, ふるさと, 青空文庫:

蚋は人をも馬をも刺します。あの長くて丈夫な馬の尻尾の房々とした毛は、蚋を追ひ拂ふのに役に立つのです。

Buyo wa hito o mo uma o mo sashimasu. Ano nagakute jōbu na uma no shippo no fusafusa to shita ke wa, buyo o oiharau no ni yaku ni tatsu no desu.

Blackflies bite both people and horses. The long, strong, and bushy hair on horses’ tails is helpful in driving away blackflies.


蚋

蚋 (canonical)
蚋 (canonical)
buto (romanization)
匹 (counter)


蛾

蛾 (canonical)
蛾 (canonical)
ga (romanization)


蛍

From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshú, compiled some time after 759 CE. Ultimate derivation unknown.
* The initial ho element is almost certainly the ancient form of 火 (hi, “fire”), which appears as ho in compounds such as 炎 (honō, “flame”, originally from ho no ho) or 火屋 (hoya, “lamp chimney”).
* Various theories exist regarding the taru portion. This may be from classical verb 垂る (taru, “to hang down, to droop”, in reference to a firefly's posterior; modern form 垂れる (tareru)), or a vowel shift from verb 照る (teru, “to shine”).


蛍

From Middle Chinese 螢 (MC hweng, “firefly”).


蠍

蠍 (canonical)
蠍 (canonical)
sasori (romanization)

a scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)


蝉

蝉 (canonical)
蝉 (canonical)
semi (romanization)

/sen/ → */semu/ → /semi/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 蟬 (MC dzyen). Compare 文 (fumi).

generic name for a cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera); locust (chiefly US)


蜩

蜩 (canonical)
蜩 (canonical)
higurashi (romanization)

[çiɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]


蜩

蜩 (canonical)
蜩 (canonical)
kanakana (romanization)


蚊

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 噛む (kamu, “to bite”) or 痒い (kayui, “itchy”), although the ultimate derivation remains unknown.

蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古

794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 161:


蚊

ja-noun

蚊(かあ) • (kā)

Cognate with 蚊 (ka). Likely pronounced long due to being a single mora. Elongation of single mora words is still seen in the Ōsaka dialect with words like teː "hand" from te. The 794 quotation is the oldest extant example of a long vowel in Japanese.

蚊蝄䖟蜺 [...] 上二字加安下二字阿牟

794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 104:

蚊 加阿

1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 3 (back):


蜂

蜂 (canonical)
蜂 (canonical)
hachi (romanization)

Bee
Kojiki
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Wasp
ja:ハチ

/pati/ → /fati/ → /fat͡ɕi/ → /hat͡ɕi/
From Old Japanese. First cited to the Kojiki of 712 CE with the logographic spelling 蜂. In turn, from Proto-Japonic *pati.
Compare Korean 벌 (beol, “bee, wasp, hornet”).

蜂〈𧍙附〉 説文云蜂蠆〈峰帯二音 和名波知〉螫人虫也 四声字苑云𧍙〈音范〉蜂子也

938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō:

Bee (also 𧍙), has been said it is some kind of scorpion (The two characters are read [in Chinese as] futai; the Japanese pronunciation is fati). [The bee] stings people, insects, etc. (The four characters are read [in Chinese as] syau-zi-won-un). Also called 𧍙 (read [in Chinese as bon]) and FUSI.

(slang, used by criminals) a police officer


蟹

蟹 (canonical)
蟹 (canonical)
kani (romanization)

Crab
Early Middle Japanese
Kojiki
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:カニ

From Old Japanese; attested in the Kojiki of 712; in turn, reconstructed from Proto-Japonic *kani. Further etymology unknown, although some sources claim that the final syllable ni is related to 丹 (ni, “red clay”).
Many dialects also have a initial voiced consonant in the first syllable.

the act of a prostitute who secretly meets with her lover

a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) containing crabs, a front-facing crab in a circle, and square crabs

人形浄瑠璃 人形浄瑠璃#Japanese

a head in 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyōjōruri) whose face is stretched out like a crab; two is used for honest men and another for minor characters

a style used in 生け花 (ikebana) whose metallic part looks like a crab


蜜蜂

蜜蜂 (canonical)
蜜蜂 (canonical)
mitsubachi (romanization)

Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, “honey”) + 蜂 (hachi, “bee”). The hachi changes to bachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


蜘蛛

蜘蛛 (canonical)
蜘蛛 (canonical)
kumo (romanization)

From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed in 759 CE.
Ultimate derivation unknown. Various theories exist, including:
* from 籠もる (komoru, “to hide inside something”), from the way that spiders hide in their webs
* from 組む (kumu, “to bundle something together”), from the way that spiders wrap up caught insects
* from 雲 (kumo, “cloud”), from the way that spider webs may look vaguely like clouds
* from reconstructed Proto-Japonic *konpo, *konbo (“spider”); possibly cognate with Kagoshima こっ koʔ (< kobu) "spider"; Tanegashima こぶ kobu "large spider"; Amami (Setouchi) こぶ kobu; Okinawan くーばー kuuba; Yonaguni くぶ kubu "spider", etc. If true, then 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”) would be unrelated to 雲 (kumo, “cloud”), whose proto-form was likely *kumo, as suggested by Okinawan くむ kumu, Yonaguni んむ nmu, Kunigami and Yoron ふむ fumu.
May ultimately be cognate with Korean 거미 (geomi, “spider”). The kanji are an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 蜘蛛 (zhīzhū).

obor

蜘蛛 楊玄操、知誅二音 一名䖦𬠴_(仁諝、拙牟二音) 一名絡新婦_(赤班者) 一名蠨蛸_(仁諝、上音蕭、所交反、下本條) 𧋌_(音秋) 一名蝳蜍_(毒途二音) 一名社公 一名張公網 一名蝃蝥_(拙牟二音、已上五名、出兼名苑) 一名長蝥_(身小足長、出古今注) 和名久毛

芥川龍之介, 蜘蛛の糸
御釈迦様は地獄の容子を御覧になりながら、この犍陀多には蜘蛛を助けた事があるのを御思い出しになりました。
O-shaka-sama wa jigoku no yōsu o goran ni narinagara, kono Kandata ni wa kumo o tasuketa koto ga aru no o o-omoidashi ni narimashita.
While observing the state of Hell, Shakyamuni recalled that this Kandata had once spared a spider.

1999 March 27, “蜘蛛(クモ)男(おとこ) [Werespider]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

This giant spider appears to be quite intelligent. It will lock your every movement with its threads.

巨大クモが知恵をつけた姿。糸を吐き動きを封じ込める。

Kyodai kumo ga chie o tsuketa sugata. Ito o haki ugoki o fūjikomeru.

1999 July 22, “ハンター・スパイダー [Hunter Spider]”, in Vol.4, Konami:

It hunts by laying its spiderweb traps, and it eats whatever gets tangled in them.

クモの巣の罠を仕掛け狩りをする。罠にかかったものは食べてしまう。

Kumo no su no wana o shikakekari o suru. Wana ni kakatta mono wa tabete shimau.

三番叟蜘蛛

三番叟蜘蛛 さんばそうぐも

真正蜘蛛目

真正蜘蛛目 しんせいくももく


蟋蟀

ja-noun

蟋蟀(こおろぎ) or 蟋蟀(コオロギ) • (kōrogi) ^(←こほろぎ (koforogi)?)

蟋蟀 (canonical)
蟋蟀 (canonical)
kōrogi (romanization)
koforogi (romanization)
こほろぎ (hiragana historical)

[ko̞ːɾo̞ɡʲi]

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蟋蟀 (xīshuài)


蟋蟀

蟋(しっ)蟀(しゅつ) • (shisshutsu) ^(←しつしゆつ (situsyutu)?)

蟋蟀 (canonical)
shisshutsu (romanization)
situsyutu (romanization)
しつしゆつ (hiragana historical)


蟋蟀

蟋(しっ)蟀(しつ) • (shisshitsu) ^(←しつしつ (situsitu)?)

蟋蟀 (canonical)
shisshitsu (romanization)
situsitu (romanization)
しつしつ (hiragana historical)


蟋蟀

蟋蟀 (canonical)
蟋蟀 (canonical)
kirigirisu (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 螽斯 (“Japanese katydid”)


飛蝗

飛蝗 (canonical)
飛蝗 (canonical)
batta (romanization)

Likely from Ainu パタ (pata, “locust, grasshopper”). Compare the possibly related Ainu words パタパタㇰセ (patapatakse, “jump about, snap off”) and パッチェ (patche, “fly about, spray, explode”).


海老

/jepi/ → /jebi/ → /ebi/
Possibly from Old Japanese, first attested in the Honzō Wamyō (918 CE).
Ultimate derivation unclear, with theories including:
* Shift in meaning from ebi, ancient reading of modern 葡萄 (budō, “grape”), from a resemblance in color
* Shift in reading from epige, proposed compound of 良い (ei, “good”) + 髭 (pige → hige, “beard”) from the bearded appearance
* Shift in reading from epige, proposed compound of 江 (e, “inlet, bay”) + 髭 (pige → hige, “beard”) from the bearded appearance
Appears as Yebi in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), in reference to the vague resemblance to a stooped old man. See the kairō reading below.


海老

海老 (canonical)
Kairō (romanization)
Kairau (romanization)
かいらう (hiragana historical)

*/kairau/ → /kairɔː/ → /kairoː/
Probably a coinage in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”) + 老 (rō, “elder, old person”), in reference to the vague resemblance to a stooped old man.
Appears as Cairǒ in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.


甲虫

甲(かぶと)虫(むし) or 甲虫(カブトムシ) • (kabutomushi)

甲虫 (canonical)
甲虫 (canonical)
kabutomushi (romanization)

Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)


朝顔

朝顔 (canonical)
朝顔 (canonical)
asagao (romanization)

Min Nan: a-sá-gá-o͘h

Lit. morning face, 朝(あさ) (asa, “morning”) + 顔(がお) (gao, “face”)

ja-compound

Japanese morning glory
Japanese morning glory


蜻蜓

蜻蜓 (canonical)
蜻蜓 (canonical)
yanma (romanization)

large dragonfly, specifically hawker (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae)


蜻蜓

蜻蜓 (canonical)
蜻蜓 (canonical)
seitei (romanization)


蜻蜓

ja-noun

蜻蜓(とんぼう) or 蜻蜓(トンボー) • (tonbō)

蜻蜓 (canonical)
蜻蜓 • (canonical)
蜻蜓 (canonical)
tonbo (romanization)
tonbō (romanization)
used by Bashō (romanization)
とんぼう (hiragana)
トンボー (katakana)


昆虫

[kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕɨː]

1999 March 6, “昆虫人間(ベーシック・インセクト) [Basic Insect]”, in Starter Box(スターターボックス), Konami:

These insects live in swarms. Their paradise is in the forest.

群をなして暮らす昆虫。森の中は彼らの楽園だ。

Mure o nashite kurasu konchū. Mori no naka wa karera no rakuen da.


伊勢海老

伊(い)勢(せ)海老(えび) or 伊勢海老(イセエビ) • (Ise ebi)

伊勢海老 (canonical)
伊勢海老 (canonical)
Ise ebi (romanization)

From 伊勢(いせ) (Ise, a bay in central Japan) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”), from its appearance resembling a giant shrimp.
The use of 海老 is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

ja-compound

Japanese spiny lobster
Japanese spiny lobster

a Japanese spiny lobster (Panulirus japonicus)


甲殻類

甲殻類 (canonical)
kōkakurui (romanization)


昆虫類

昆虫類 (canonical)
konchūrui (romanization)


節足動物

節足動物 (canonical)
sessokudōbutsu (romanization)


雀蜂

ja-noun

雀(すずめ)蜂(ばち) or 雀蜂(スズメバチ) • (suzumebachi)

雀蜂 (canonical)
雀蜂 (canonical)
suzumebachi (romanization)


蜜蝋

蜜(みつ)蝋(ろう) • (mitsurō) ^(←みつらふ (miturafu)?)

蜜蝋 (canonical)
mitsurō (romanization)
miturafu (romanization)
みつらふ (hiragana historical)


白蟻

白蟻 (canonical)
白蟻 (canonical)
shiroari (romanization)

[ɕiɾo̞a̠ɾʲi]

From 白 (shiro, “white”) + 蟻 (ari, “ant”). Compare English white ant, Chinese 白蟻／白蚁 (báiyǐ, literally “white ant”), Korean 흰개미 (huin'gaemi, literally “white ant”).


のみ

のみ (canonical)
ノミ (canonical)
nomi (romanization)

Possibly derived from 飲み (nomi), the nominalized 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 飲む (nomu, “to drink”), from the way that fleas drink the host's blood.


蝶類

[t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]

butterflies, (taxonomic group of butterflies)


チョウ類

[t͡ɕo̞ːɾɯ̟i]


鈴虫

鈴虫 (canonical)
鈴虫 (canonical)
suzumushi (romanization)


家蠅

家蠅 (canonical)
家蠅 (canonical)
iebae (romanization)


有翅亜綱

有翅亜綱 (canonical)
yūshiakō (romanization)

Pterygota, a subclass of insects that includes winged insects


壁蝨

壁蝨 (canonical)
壁蝨 (canonical)
dani (romanization)

/tani/ → /dani/
From Old Japanese. Shift from earlier reading tani. This reading persists in some modern dialects.
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 壁蝨／壁虱 (bìshī). The characters literally mean 壁 (“wall”) + 蝨 (“louse”), as an indication that ticks and mites may be found on walls.

a tick, a mite: any of various small parasitic arachnids of subclass Acari

(derogatory, figurative) a parasite, a layabout, a moocher: someone who lives off other people


壁蝨

(obsolete) a tick, a mite: any of various small parasitic arachnids of subclass Acari


揚羽蝶

ja-noun

揚(あげ)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ) • (agehachō) ^(←あげはてふ (agefatefu) or アゲハテフ (agefatefu)?)

揚羽蝶 (canonical)
揚羽蝶 (canonical)
agehachō (romanization)
agefatefu (romanization)
あげはてふ (hiragana historical)
アゲハテフ (hiragana historical)

[a̠ɡe̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

揚羽 (ageha, “raising feather”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)


ケラ

螻蛄: mole cricket, especially Gryllotalpa orientalis (oriental mole cricket)


螻蛄

ja-noun

螻蛄(けら) or 螻蛄(ケラ) or 螻蛄(おけら) or 螻蛄(オケラ) • (kera or okera)

螻蛄 (canonical)
螻蛄 (canonical)
螻蛄 (canonical)
螻蛄 (canonical)
kera (romanization)
okera (romanization)

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螻蛄／蝼蛄 (lóugū).


蝶々

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょう) or 蝶々(チョウチョウ) • (chōchō) ^(←てふてふ (tefutefu)?)

蝶々 (canonical)
蝶々 (canonical)
chōchō (romanization)
tefutefu (romanization)
てふてふ (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


蝶々

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょ) • (chōcho) ^(←てふちよ (tefutyo)?)

蝶々 (canonical)
chōcho (romanization)
tefutyo (romanization)
てふちよ (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞]


稲子

稲子 (canonical)
稲子 (canonical)
inago (romanization)


ハキリアリ

ハキリアリ (canonical)
はきりあり (canonical)
hakiriari (romanization)


毛虫

毛虫 (canonical)
毛虫 (canonical)
kemushi (romanization)

その代り今年はこれと変った毛虫が非常に沢山に現われて来た。

1921, 寺田寅彦, 蜂が団子をこしらえる話

Instead we have seen the appearance of extremely many caterpillars different from this.

Sono kawari kotoshi wa kore to kawatta kemushi ga hijō ni takusan ni arawarete kita.


微塵子

微(み)塵(じん)子(こ) or 微塵子(ミジンコ) • (mijinko) ^(←みぢんこ (midinko) or ミヂンコ (midinko)?)

微塵子 (canonical)
微塵子 (canonical)
mijinko (romanization)
midinko (romanization)
みぢんこ (hiragana historical)
ミヂンコ (hiragana historical)

From 微塵 (mijin, “small fragment or piece”) + 子 (-ko, diminutive suffix).


椿象

椿象 (canonical)
椿象 (canonical)
kamemushi (romanization)


油虫

油虫 (canonical)
油虫 (canonical)
aburamushi (romanization)

[a̠bɯ̟ɾa̠mɯ̟ɕi]


はまだらか

ja-noun

はまだらか or ハマダラカ • (hamadaraka) ^(←はまだらか (famadaraka)?)

はまだらか (canonical)
ハマダラカ (canonical)
hamadaraka (romanization)
famadaraka (romanization)
はまだらか (hiragana historical)

From 羽(は) (ha) + 斑(まだら) (madara) + 蚊(か) (ka).


南京虫

南(なん)京(きん)虫(むし) or 南京虫(ナンキンムシ) • (nankinmushi)

南京虫 (canonical)
南京虫 (canonical)
nankinmushi (romanization)

[nã̠ŋʲkʲĩmːɯ̟ɕi]

南京 (Nankin, “Nanjing”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect”)


マルハナバチ

マルハナバチ (canonical)
まるはなばち (canonical)
maruhanabachi (romanization)


丸花蜂

ja-noun

丸(まる)花(はな)蜂(ばち) or 丸花蜂(マルハナバチ) • (maruhanabachi)

丸花蜂 (canonical)
丸花蜂 (canonical)
maruhanabachi (romanization)


百足

[ça̠kɯ̟so̞kɯ̟]

From Middle Chinese 百足 (MC paek tsjowk).


三葉虫

三(さん)葉(よう)虫(ちゅう) • (san'yōchū) ^(←さんえふちゆう (san'efutyuu)?)

三葉虫 (canonical)
san'yōchū (romanization)
san'efutyuu (romanization)
さんえふちゆう (hiragana historical)

[sã̠ɰ̃jo̞ːt͡ɕɨː]


蝲蛄

蝲蛄 (canonical)
蝲蛄 (canonical)
zarigani (romanization)

[d͡za̠ɾʲiɡa̠ɲ̟i]

From 砂利(ざり) (zari, “gravel”) + 蟹(かに) (kani, “crab”). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

a crayfish (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)


蟻の子

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).


螳螂

螳螂 (canonical)
螳螂 (canonical)
kamakiri (romanization)

Either a compound of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + 切り (kiri, “cutting; cutter”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 切る (kiru, “to cut”)), or of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + キリ (kiri, onomatopoeia), where the kiri is imitative of the sound made by grasshoppers and katydids, and is found as a common element in the names of several insects of similar size and body shape. Compare 螽斯 (kirigirisu, “grasshopper; katydid”), 笹切 (sasakiri, “bush cricket; katydid”).
Considering the sharp forelegs of the mantis, the first derivation may be more probable.
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螳螂 (tángláng).

com

Cottus kazika
Cottus kazika#Translingual

(rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika.


葉切蟻

葉切蟻 (canonical)
hakiriari (romanization)

葉切 (hakiri, “leaf-cutting”) + 蟻 (ari, “ant”)


背赤後家蜘蛛

ja-noun

背(せ)赤(あか)後(ご)家(け)蜘蛛(ぐも) • (seakagokegumo)

背赤後家蜘蛛 (canonical)
seakagokegumo (romanization)


天道虫

天(てん)道(とう)虫(むし) or 天道虫(テントウムシ) • (tentō mushi) ^(←てんたうむし (tentaumusi) or テンタウムシ (tentaumusi)?)

天道虫 (canonical)
天道虫 (canonical)
tentō mushi (romanization)
tentaumusi (romanization)
てんたうむし (hiragana historical)
テンタウムシ (hiragana historical)

Compound of 天道 (tentō, “celestial path; the sun”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”).
There are various theories for the derivation. These include:
* So called because the insects fly upward towards the sun.
* So called for their habit of landing on branches and orienting upwards, towards the sky.
Derived species names are generally suffixed with -tentō.

偽瓢虫

偽瓢虫 てんとうむしだまし

a ladybird (UK), ladybug (US), lady beetle (any beetle of family Coccinellidae)

Synonym of 並瓢虫 (namitentō): an Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis


蟷螂

蟷螂 (canonical)
蟷螂 (canonical)
kamakiri (romanization)

Either a compound of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + 切り (kiri, “cutting; cutter”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 切る (kiru, “to cut”)), or of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + キリ (kiri, onomatopoeia), where the kiri is imitative of the sound made by grasshoppers and katydids, and is found as a common element in the names of several insects of similar size and body shape. Compare 螽斯 (kirigirisu, “grasshopper; katydid”), 笹切 (sasakiri, “bush cricket; katydid”).
Considering the sharp forelegs of the mantis, the first derivation may be more probable.
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蟷螂／𬠅螂.

(rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika


猩々蠅

ja-noun

猩(しょう)々(じょう)蠅(ばえ) or 猩々蠅(ショウジョウバエ) • (shōjōbae) ^(←しやうじやうばへ (syauzyaubafe)?)

猩々蠅 (canonical)
猩々蠅 (canonical)
shōjōbae (romanization)
syauzyaubafe (romanization)
しやうじやうばへ (hiragana historical)


実蠅

実(み)蠅(ばえ) or 実蠅(ミバエ) • (mibae) ^(←みばへ (mibafe)?)

実蠅 (canonical)
実蠅 (canonical)
mibae (romanization)
mibafe (romanization)
みばへ (hiragana historical)


馬陸

馬陸 (canonical)
馬陸 (canonical)
yasude (romanization)

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 馬陸／马陆 (mǎlù)


沖醤蝦

沖醤蝦 (canonical)
沖醤蝦 (canonical)
okiami (romanization)

From 沖 (oki, “open sea”) + 醤蝦 (ami, “opossum shrimp”). 醤蝦 is jukujikun (熟字訓).


実蝿

実蝿 (canonical)
実蝿 (canonical)
mibae (romanization)


猩々蝿

ja-noun

猩(しょう)々(じょう)蝿(ばえ) or 猩々蝿(ショウジョウバエ) • (shōjōbae)

猩々蝿 (canonical)
猩々蝿 (canonical)
shōjōbae (romanization)


家蝿

家蝿 (canonical)
家蝿 (canonical)
iebae (romanization)


癭蠅

癭蠅 (canonical)
癭蠅 (canonical)
tamabae (romanization)


癭蝿

癭蝿 (canonical)
癭蝿 (canonical)
tamabae (romanization)


癭蜂

癭蜂 (canonical)
癭蜂 (canonical)
tamabachi (romanization)


鎧土竜蜚蠊

鎧土竜蜚蠊(ヨロイモグラゴキブリ) or 鎧(よろい)土竜(もぐら)蜚蠊(ごきぶり) • (yoroimoguragokiburi)

鎧土竜蜚蠊 (canonical)
鎧土竜蜚蠊 (canonical)
yoroimoguragokiburi (romanization)

鎧(よろい) (yoroi, “armor”) + 土竜(もぐら) (mogura, “mole”) + 蜚蠊(ごきぶり) (gokiburi, “cockroach”).

ja-compound

giant burrowing cockroach
giant burrowing cockroach


殺虫剤

殺虫剤 (canonical)
satchūzai (romanization)

From 殺虫 (satchū, “to kill insects”) + 剤 (-zai, “substance”).


紋白蝶

ja-noun

紋(もん)白(しろ)蝶(ちょう) or 紋白蝶(モンシロチョウ) • (monshirochō) ^(←もんしろてふ (monsirotefu) or モンシロテフ (monsirotefu)?)

紋白蝶 (canonical)
紋白蝶 (canonical)
monshirochō (romanization)
monsirotefu (romanization)
もんしろてふ (hiragana historical)
モンシロテフ (hiragana historical)

[mõ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

紋 (mon, “crest”) + 白蝶 (shirochō, “pierid”)


殺虫

殺虫する (canonical)
satchū suru (romanization)
殺虫し (stem)
殺虫した (past)
殺虫し
さっちゅうし
satchū shi
殺虫する
さっちゅうする
satchū suru
殺虫すれ
さっちゅうすれ
satchū sure
殺虫せよ (imperative literary)
殺虫しろ (colloquial imperative)
さっちゅうせよ (imperative literary)
さっちゅうしろ (colloquial imperative)
satchū seyo (imperative literary)
satchū shiro (colloquial imperative)
殺虫される (passive)
さっちゅうされる (passive)
satchū sareru (passive)
殺虫させる (causative)
殺虫さす (causative)
さっちゅうさせる (causative)
さっちゅうさす (causative)
satchū saseru (causative)
satchū sasu (causative)
殺虫できる (potential)
さっちゅうできる (potential)
satchū dekiru (potential)
殺虫しよう (volitional)
さっちゅうしよう (volitional)
satchū shiyō (volitional)
殺虫しない (negative)
さっちゅうしない (negative)
satchū shinai (negative)
殺虫せず (continuative negative)
さっちゅうせず (continuative negative)
satchū sezu (continuative negative)
殺虫します (formal)
さっちゅうします (formal)
satchū shimasu (formal)
殺虫した (perfective)
さっちゅうした (perfective)
satchū shita (perfective)
殺虫して (conjunctive)
さっちゅうして (conjunctive)
satchū shite (conjunctive)
殺虫すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さっちゅうすれば (conditional hypothetical)
satchū sureba (conditional hypothetical)

[sa̠t̚t͡ɕɨː]


床虱

床虱 (canonical)
床虱 (canonical)
tokojirami (romanization)


鉄砲蝦

ja-noun

鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)蝦(えび) or 鉄砲蝦(テッポウエビ) • (teppōebi)

鉄砲蝦 (canonical)
鉄砲蝦 (canonical)
teppōebi (romanization)

Literally, “gun shrimp”, 鉄砲(てっぽう) (teppō, “gun”) + 蝦(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”)

ja-compound

teppo snapping shrimp
teppo snapping shrimp

snapping shrimp, specifically teppo snapping shrimp


蜉蝣

ja-noun

蜉蝣(かげろう) or 蜉蝣(カゲロウ) • (kagerō) ^(←かげろふ (kagerofu)?)

蜉蝣 (canonical)
蜉蝣 (canonical)
kagerō (romanization)
kagerofu (romanization)
かげろふ (hiragana historical)

[ka̠ɡe̞ɾo̞ː]

Change in meaning from 陽炎 (kagerō, “heat haze, heat shimmer”), from the way that the insects fly in swarms that visually resemble heat haze. The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蜉蝣 (fúyóu).


蜉蝣

蜉蝣 (canonical)
fuyū (romanization)
fuiu (romanization)
ふいう (hiragana historical)

From Middle Chinese 蜉蝣 (MC bjuw yuw). Compare Mandarin 蜉蝣 (fúyóu), Vietnamese phù du.

(by extension) ephemerality (from the way that mayflies are born and die within a day)


茅蜩

茅(ぼう)蜩(ちょう) • (bōchō) ^(←ばうてう (bauteu)?)

茅蜩 (canonical)
bōchō (romanization)
bauteu (romanization)
ばうてう (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]


黄蜻蛉

黄蜻蛉(きとんぼ) or 黄蜻蛉(キトンボ) • (kitonbo)

黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
kitonbo (romanization)

Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

com

jukujikun (<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">熟字訓</i>)

a yellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum), a kind of dragonfly in East Asia


秋津

ja:秋津村 ja:秋津町 ja:秋津駅

a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo

Akitsu (a town in Higashimurayama, Tokyo prefecture, Japan)

Akitsu (a town in Meitoku district, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)

Akitsu (a town in Higashi district, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)


螽斯

螽斯 (canonical)
螽斯 (canonical)
kirigirisu (romanization)

[kʲiɾʲiɡʲiɾʲisɨ]

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螽斯 (zhōngsī)

a Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)


耳蝉

耳蝉 (canonical)
耳蝉 (canonical)
mimizuku (romanization)

ja:ミミズク (昆虫)


黒長蟻

ja-noun

黒(くろ)長(なが)蟻(あり) or 黒長蟻(クロナガアリ) • (kuronagaari)

黒長蟻 (canonical)
黒長蟻 (canonical)
kuronagaari (romanization)

Messor aciculatus, a species of black ants found in East Asia and Russia


螟蛾

螟蛾 (canonical)
螟蛾 (canonical)
meiga (romanization)


紙魚

紙魚 (canonical)
紙魚 (canonical)
shimi (romanization)

From Old Japanese (see 蟫). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紙魚／纸鱼 (zhǐyú).

obor

2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

紙魚の食った本

Any insect of the family Lepismatidae, a silverfish or bristletail.


糠蚊

糠蚊 (canonical)
糠蚊 (canonical)
nukaka (romanization)


糠蝿

ja-noun

糠(ぬか)蝿(ばえ) • (nukabae) ^(←ぬかばへ (nukabafe)?)

糠蝿 (canonical)
nukabae (romanization)
nukabafe (romanization)
ぬかばへ (hiragana historical)


目纏い

目(め)纏(まと)い • (mematoi) ^(←めまとひ (mematofi)?)

目纏い (canonical)
mematoi (romanization)
mematofi (romanization)
めまとひ (hiragana historical)


浮塵子

浮塵子(うんか) or 浮塵子(ウンカ) • (unka)

浮塵子 (canonical)
浮塵子 (canonical)
unka (romanization)


浮塵子

浮(ふ)塵(じん)子(し) • (fujinshi) ^(←ふぢんし (fudinsi)?)

浮塵子 (canonical)
fujinshi (romanization)
fudinsi (romanization)
ふぢんし (hiragana historical)


ツクツクボウシ

ツクツクボウシ (canonical)
つくつくぼうし (canonical)
tsukutsukubōshi (romanization)

[t͡sɨkɯ̟t͡sɨkɯ̟bo̞ːɕi]

Onomatopoeia, from its call; 法師(ぼうし) (-bōshi) is ateji (当て字).

Meimuna opalifera, a type of cicada found in Japan.


芋虫

芋虫 (canonical)
芋虫 (canonical)
imomushi (romanization)

Compound of 芋 (imo, “potato, tuber”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug, worm”). Refers specifically to hairless caterpillars, most specifically to varieties that eat the leaves of the 里芋 (sato imo, “taro”) or 薩摩芋 (satsuma imo, “sweet potato”).
First attested in the Nippo Jisho of 1603.

compound

(figurative) an angry person (from the way that a person may puff up when angry and go red and swollen in the face, similar to the defense behaviors of some caterpillars)


兜虫

ja-noun

兜(かぶと)虫(むし) or 兜虫(カブトムシ) • (kabutomushi)

兜虫 (canonical)
兜虫 (canonical)
kabutomushi (romanization)

From 兜 (kabuto, “war helmet”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”), in reference to the similarities between its horn and the bit on a Japanese war helmet.


ヘラクレス大兜

ja-noun

^ヘラクレス おおかぶと

^ヘラクレス オオカブト

ヘラクレス大(おお)兜(かぶと) or ヘラクレス大兜(オオカブト) • (Herakuresu ōkabuto)

ヘラクレス大兜 (canonical)
ヘラクレス大兜 (canonical)
Herakuresu ōkabuto (romanization)

Blend of ヘラクレス (Herakuresu, “Heracles”) + 大 (ō, “big”) + 兜虫 (kabutomushi, “rhinoceros beetle”)

blend

ja:ヘラクレスオオカブト


薄羽蜉蝣

ja-noun

薄(うす)羽(ば)蜉蝣(かげろう) or 薄羽蜉蝣(ウスバカゲロウ) • (usuba kagerō) ^(←うすばかげろふ (usubakagerofu) or ウスバカゲロフ (usubakagerofu)?)

薄羽蜉蝣 (canonical)
薄羽蜉蝣 (canonical)
usuba kagerō (romanization)
usubakagerofu (romanization)
うすばかげろふ (hiragana historical)
ウスバカゲロフ (hiragana historical)

[ɯ̟sɨba̠ ka̠ɡe̞ɾo̞ː]


蟻地獄

蟻(あり)地(じ)獄(ごく) or 蟻地獄(アリジゴク) • (arijigoku) ^(←ありぢごく (aridigoku) or アリヂゴク (aridigoku)?)

蟻地獄 (canonical)
蟻地獄 (canonical)
arijigoku (romanization)
aridigoku (romanization)
ありぢごく (hiragana historical)
アリヂゴク (hiragana historical)

[a̠ɾʲiʑiɡo̞kɯ̟]

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).


毒虫

毒(どく)虫(ちゅう) • (dokuchū) ^(←どくちゆう (dokutyuu)?)

毒虫 (canonical)
dokumushi (romanization)
毒虫 (canonical)
dokuchū (romanization)
dokutyuu (romanization)
どくちゆう (hiragana historical)

[do̞kɯ̟t͡ɕɨː]


蝙蝠蛾

蝙蝠(こうもり)蛾(が) or 蝙蝠蛾(コウモリガ) • (kōmoriga) ^(←かうもりが (kaumoriga)?)

蝙蝠蛾 (canonical)
蝙蝠蛾 (canonical)
kōmoriga (romanization)
kaumoriga (romanization)
かうもりが (hiragana historical)

Compound of 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”) + 蛾 (ga, “moth”).


女郎蜘蛛

女(じょ)郎(ろう)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 女郎蜘蛛(ジョロウグモ) • (jorōgumo) ^(←じよらうぐも (zyoraugumo) or ジヨラウグモ (zyoraugumo)?)

女郎蜘蛛 (canonical)
女郎蜘蛛 (canonical)
jorōgumo (romanization)
zyoraugumo (romanization)
じよらうぐも (hiragana historical)
ジヨラウグモ (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ːɡɯ̟mo̞]

女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


胡蝶

胡蝶 (canonical)
kochō (romanization)
kotefu (romanization)
こてふ (hiragana historical)

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 胡蝶 (MC hu thep).


黄金蜘蛛

ja-noun

黄金蜘蛛(こがねぐも) or 黄金蜘蛛(コガネグモ) • (koganegumo)

黄金蜘蛛 (canonical)
黄金蜘蛛 (canonical)
koganegumo (romanization)

黄金 (kogane, “golden”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”)

compound

ja:コガネグモ ja:コガネグモ属 ja:コガネグモ科


鬼蜘蛛

ja-noun

鬼蜘蛛(おにぐも) or 鬼蜘蛛(オニグモ) • (onigumo)

鬼蜘蛛 (canonical)
鬼蜘蛛 (canonical)
onigumo (romanization)

[o̞ɲ̟iɡɯ̟mo̞]

an orbweaver spider (Araneus ventricosus)

ja:オニグモ ja:オニグモ属


大土蜘蛛

大土蜘蛛(おおつちぐも) or 大土蜘蛛(オオツチグモ) • (ōtsuchigumo)

大土蜘蛛 (canonical)
大土蜘蛛 (canonical)
ōtsuchigumo (romanization)

大 (ō, “big”) + 土蜘蛛 (tsuchigumo, jukujikun (熟字訓))


地蜘蛛

ja-noun

地(じ)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 地蜘蛛(ジグモ) • (jigumo) ^(←ぢぐも (digumo)?)

地蜘蛛 (canonical)
地蜘蛛 (canonical)
jigumo (romanization)
digumo (romanization)
ぢぐも (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑiɡɯ̟mo̞]

地(じ) (ji, “earth”) + 蜘蛛(くも) (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

Atypus karschi, a species of purse web spider


土蜘蛛

土蜘蛛 (canonical)
土蜘蛛 (canonical)
tsuchigumo (romanization)

[t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕiɡɯ̟mo̞]

土 (tsuchi, “soil”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

com

tsuchigumo, a member of a race of spider-like yokai


糞虫

[kɯ̟̊so̞mɯ̟ɕi]

糞 (kuso, fun, “excrement”) + 虫 (mushi, chū, “bug”)


頭虱

ja-noun

頭(あたま)虱(じらみ) or 頭虱(アタマジラミ) • (atamajirami)

頭虱 (canonical)
頭虱 (canonical)
atamajirami (romanization)


花蜂

花蜂 (canonical)
花蜂 (canonical)
hanabachi (romanization)

花 (hana, “flower”) + 蜂 (hachi, “bee; wasp; hornet”)


団子虫

ja-noun

団(だん)子(ご)虫(むし) or 団子虫(ダンゴムシ) • (dango mushi)

団子虫 (canonical)
団子虫 (canonical)
dango mushi (romanization)

[dã̠ŋɡo̞ mɯ̟ɕi]

団子 (dango, “dango”) + 虫 (mushi, “mushi”)

com

a woodlouse that can curl up into a ball


夜蛾

夜蛾 (canonical)
夜蛾 (canonical)
yaga (romanization)

From 夜 (ya, “night”) + 蛾 (ga, “moth”). Compare New Latin Noctuidae (“owlet moths”), Latin noctua (“owl”) and Latin nox (“night”).


まっかん蟹

まっかん蟹 (canonical)
まっかん蟹 (canonical)
makkangani (romanization)

[ma̠k̚kã̠ŋɡa̠ɲ̟i]

Compound of 真っ赤 (makkan, “bright red”) + 蟹 (kani, “crab”). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


椰子蟹

ja-noun

椰(や)子(し)蟹(がに) or 椰子蟹(ヤシガニ) • (yashigani)

椰子蟹 (canonical)
椰子蟹 (canonical)
yashigani (romanization)

Compound of 椰子 (yashi, “palm”) + 蟹 (kani, “crab”). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


毛蟹

毛蟹 (canonical)
毛蟹 (canonical)
kegani (romanization)

From 毛(け) (ke, “hair”) + 蟹(かに) (kani, “crab”). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


黒崖地蜘蛛

ja-noun

黒崖地蜘蛛(くろがけじぐも) or 黒崖地蜘蛛(クロガケジグモ) • (kurogakejigumo)

黒崖地蜘蛛 (canonical)
黒崖地蜘蛛 (canonical)
kurogakejigumo (romanization)


軍隊蟻

軍(ぐん)隊(たい)蟻(あり) or 軍隊蟻(グンタイアリ) • (guntaiari)

軍隊蟻 (canonical)
軍隊蟻 (canonical)
guntaiari (romanization)

軍隊(ぐんたい) (guntai, “armed force”) + 蟻(あり) (ari, “ant”)


鋏虫

ja-noun

鋏(はさみ)虫(むし) or 鋏虫(ハサミムシ) • (hasamimushi)

鋏虫 (canonical)
鋏虫 (canonical)
hasamimushi (romanization)

鋏 (hasami, “pincers”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect”)


座頭虫

ja-noun

座(ざ)頭(とう)虫(むし) or 座頭虫(ザトウムシ) • (zatōmushi)

座頭虫 (canonical)
座頭虫 (canonical)
zatōmushi (romanization)

座頭(ざとう) (zatō, “blind man”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect”)

ja-compound

a harvestman, arachnids of order Opiliones


幽霊蜘蛛

ja-noun

幽霊蜘蛛(ゆうれいぐも) or 幽霊蜘蛛(ユウレイグモ) • (yūreigumo) ^(←いうれいぐも (iureigumo) or イウレイグモ (iureigumo)?)

幽霊蜘蛛 (canonical)
幽霊蜘蛛 (canonical)
yūreigumo (romanization)
iureigumo (romanization)
いうれいぐも (hiragana historical)
イウレイグモ (hiragana historical)

[jɯ̟ːɾe̞ːɡɯ̟mo̞]

幽霊 (yūrei, “ghost”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓))


瓜実蠅

ja-noun

瓜(うり)実(み)蠅(ばえ) or 瓜実蠅(ウリミバエ) • (urimibae) ^(←うりみばへ (urimibafe)?)

瓜実蠅 (canonical)
瓜実蠅 (canonical)
urimibae (romanization)
urimibafe (romanization)
うりみばへ (hiragana historical)

瓜 (uri, “melon”) + 実蠅 (mibae, “peacock fly”)


砂蚤

砂蚤 (canonical)
砂蚤 (canonical)
sunanomi (romanization)


孑孑

孑孑 (canonical)
ketsuketsu (romanization)


孑孑

ja-noun

孑孑(ぼうふら) or 孑孑(ボウフラ) • (bōfura) ^(←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?)

孑孑 (canonical)
孑孑 (canonical)
bōfura (romanization)
baufura (romanization)
ばうふら (hiragana historical)
バウフラ (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾa̠]

First attested in the Edo period.
Shift from bōfuri (see below).


孑孑

孑孑 (canonical)
bōfuri (romanization)
baufuri (romanization)
ばうふり (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾʲi]

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).


醤蝦

醤蝦 (canonical)
醤蝦 (canonical)
ami (romanization)


床虫

床虫 (canonical)
床虫 (canonical)
tokomushi (romanization)


黒後家蜘蛛

黒(くろ)後(ご)家(け)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 黒後家蜘蛛(クロゴケグモ) • (kurogokegumo)

黒後家蜘蛛 (canonical)
黒後家蜘蛛 (canonical)
kurogokegumo (romanization)

[kɯ̟ɾo̞ɡo̞ke̞ɡɯ̟mo̞]

黒 (kuro, “black”) + 後家 (goke, “widow”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”)

com

a southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans)


宿借り

宿借り (canonical)
宿借り (canonical)
yadokari (romanization)

From 宿 (yado, “home”) + 借り (kari, “borrower”). Compare Vietnamese ốc mượn hồn (literally “soul-borrowing shellfish”).


臥蚕

臥蚕 (canonical)
gasan (romanization)
gwasan (romanization)
ぐわさん (hiragana historical)

a silkworm that is resting in preparation for moulting


蝦蛄

ja-noun

蝦(しゃ)蛄(こ) or 蝦蛄(シャコ) • (shako) ^(←しやこ (syako)?)

蝦蛄 (canonical)
蝦蛄 (canonical)
shako (romanization)
syako (romanization)
しやこ (hiragana historical)

シャコの爪

Japanese mantis shrimp, Oratosquilla oratoria


兜蟹

兜蟹 (canonical)
兜蟹 (canonical)
kabutogani (romanization)

Compound of 兜 (kabuto, “Japanese war helmet”) + 蟹 (kani, “crab”).
First cited in a work from 1666.

compound

Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus); (more generally) horseshoe crab

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Horseshoe crab
Kōjien
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Shinmura Izuru
Tachypleus tridentatus
ja:カブトガニ
ja:カブトガニ類


糸蜻蛉

糸蜻蛉 (canonical)
糸蜻蛉 (canonical)
itotonbo (romanization)

From 糸 (ito, “thread”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).


豆娘

豆娘 (canonical)
豆娘 (canonical)
itotonbo (romanization)

Jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 豆娘 (dòuniáng).

Alternative spelling of 糸蜻蛉 (“damselfly”)


揚羽

揚羽 (canonical)
揚羽 (canonical)
ageha (romanization)

Compound of 揚(あ)げ (age, “raising”) + 羽(は) (ha, “feather”)

ja-compound

Short for 揚羽蝶 (agehachō, “swallowtail butterfly”)

麝香揚羽

麝香揚羽 じゃこうあげは

長崎揚羽

長崎揚羽 ながさきあげは


ヒアリ

ヒアリ (canonical)
ひあり (canonical)
hiari (romanization)

red imported fire ant
red imported fire ant

fire ant, especially the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta


コガネムシ

One of the shining leaf chafers, Mimela splendens


セアカフタマタクワガタ

ja-noun

セアカ フタマタ クワガタ

背赤 (seaka) + 二股 (futamata) + クワガタ (kuwagata)

com

Hexarthrius parryi, a species of stag beetle


樺斑

樺斑 (canonical)
樺斑 (canonical)
kabamadara (romanization)

樺(かば) (kaba, “dark orange”) + 斑(まだら) (madara, “spot”)


大樺斑

ja-noun

大(おお)樺(かば)斑(まだら) or 大樺斑(オオカバマダラ) • (ōkabamadara) ^(←おほかばまだら (ofokabamadara) or オホカバマダラ (ofokabamadara)?)

大樺斑 (canonical)
大樺斑 (canonical)
ōkabamadara (romanization)
ofokabamadara (romanization)
おほかばまだら (hiragana historical)
オホカバマダラ (hiragana historical)

大 (ō, “big”) + 樺斑 (kabamadara, “plain tiger”)


飴棒

飴棒 (canonical)
飴棒 (canonical)
amenbo (romanization)


川蜘蛛

ja-noun

川(かわ)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 川蜘蛛(カワグモ) • (kawagumo) ^(←かはぐも (kafagumo) or カハグモ (kafagumo)?)

川蜘蛛 (canonical)
川蜘蛛 (canonical)
kawagumo (romanization)
kafagumo (romanization)
かはぐも (hiragana historical)
カハグモ (hiragana historical)

[ka̠β̞a̠ɡɯ̟mo̞]


水澄まし

水(みず)澄(す)まし or 水澄(ミズス)まし • (mizusumashi) ^(←みづすまし (midusumasi) or ミヅスマシ (midusumasi)?)

水澄まし (canonical)
水澄まし (canonical)
mizusumashi (romanization)
midusumasi (romanization)
みづすまし (hiragana historical)
ミヅスマシ (hiragana historical)

水 (mizu, “water”) + 澄まし (sumashi, “clearer”, stem form of 澄ます (sumasu, “to clear”))

com

stem form of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">澄ます</i> (sumasu, “to clear”)


水馬

techniques for crossing water bodies on horseback


水蜘蛛

ja-noun

水蜘蛛(みずぐも) or 水蜘蛛(ミズグモ) • (mizugumo) ^(←みづぐも (midugumo) or ミヅグモ (midugumo)?)

水蜘蛛 (canonical)
水蜘蛛 (canonical)
mizugumo (romanization)
midugumo (romanization)
みづぐも (hiragana historical)
ミヅグモ (hiragana historical)


げじ

げじ (canonical)
ゲジ (canonical)
geji (romanization)


小蜈蚣

小蜈蚣 (canonical)
小蜈蚣 (canonical)
komukade (romanization)

小 (ko, “small”) + 蜈蚣 (mukade, “centipede”, jukujikun (熟字訓))


鳶頭百足

ja-noun

鳶(とび)頭(ず)百足(むかで) or 鳶頭百足(トビズムカデ) • (tobizu mukade) ^(←とびづむかで (tobidumukade) or トビヅムカデ (tobidumukade)?)

鳶頭百足 (canonical)
鳶頭百足 (canonical)
tobizu mukade (romanization)
tobidumukade (romanization)
とびづむかで (hiragana historical)
トビヅムカデ (hiragana historical)

a Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)


白蝶

白(しろ)蝶(ちょう) or 白蝶(シロチョウ) • (shirochō) ^(←しろてふ (sirotefu) or シロテフ (sirotefu)?)

白蝶 (canonical)
白蝶 (canonical)
shirochō (romanization)
sirotefu (romanization)
しろてふ (hiragana historical)
シロテフ (hiragana historical)

[ɕiɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

白 (shiro, “white”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)


石百足

石百足 (canonical)
石百足 (canonical)
ishimukade (romanization)

石 (ishi, “stone”) + 百足 (mukade, “centipede”, jukujikun (熟字訓))


赤立羽

ja-noun

赤(あか)立(たて)羽(は) or 赤立羽(アカタテハ) • (akatateha)

赤立羽 (canonical)
赤立羽 (canonical)
akatateha (romanization)

Blend of 赤 (aka, “red”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


黄蛺蝶

黄蛺蝶 (canonical)
黄蛺蝶 (canonical)
kitateha (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 黄立羽 (“Asian comma”)


立羽蝶

ja-noun

立(たて)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 立羽蝶(タテハチョウ) • (tatehachō) ^(←たてはてふ (tatefatefu) or タテハテフ (tatefatefu)?)

立羽蝶 (canonical)
立羽蝶 (canonical)
tatehachō (romanization)
tatefatefu (romanization)
たてはてふ (hiragana historical)
タテハテフ (hiragana historical)

立て (tate, “raising”, from 立てる (“to raise”)) + 羽 (ha, “wing”) + 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)

af

from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">立てる</i> (“to raise”)

brush-footed butterfly
brush-footed butterfly


L立羽

ja-noun

L(エル)立(たて)羽(は) or L立羽(エルタテハ) • (eru-tateha)

L立羽 (canonical)
L立羽 (canonical)
eru-tateha (romanization)

Blend of L (eru) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”), Partial calque of New Latin Nymphalis l-album


C立羽

ja-noun

C(シー)立(たて)羽(は) or C立羽(シータテハ) • (shī-tateha)

C立羽 (canonical)
C立羽 (canonical)
shī-tateha (romanization)

Blend of C (shī) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”), partial calque of New Latin Polygonia c-album.


黄縁蛺蝶

ja-noun

黄(き)縁(べり)蛺蝶(たては) or 黄縁蛺蝶(キベリタテハ) • (kiberi tateha)

黄縁蛺蝶 (canonical)
黄縁蛺蝶 (canonical)
kiberi tateha (romanization)

Alternative spelling of 黄縁立羽 (“mourning cloak”) (butterfly)


黄立羽

黄立羽 (canonical)
黄立羽 (canonical)
kitateha (romanization)

Blend of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


瑠璃立羽

ja-noun

瑠(る)璃(り)立(たて)羽(は) or 瑠璃立羽(ルリタテハ) • (ruri tateha)

瑠璃立羽 (canonical)
瑠璃立羽 (canonical)
ruri tateha (romanization)

Blend of 瑠璃 (ruri, “lapis lazuli”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


黄縁立羽

ja-noun

黄(き)縁(べり)立(たて)羽(は) or 黄縁立羽(キベリタテハ) • (kiberi tateha)

黄縁立羽 (canonical)
黄縁立羽 (canonical)
kiberi tateha (romanization)

Blend of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 縁 (heri, “edge”) + 立羽蝶 (tatehachō, “brush-footed butterfly”)


モルフォ蝶

ja-noun

モルフォ蝶(ちょう) or モルフォ蝶(チョウ) • (morufo-chō)

モルフォ蝶 (canonical)
モルフォ蝶 (canonical)
morufo-chō (romanization)

[mo̞ɾɯ̟ɸo̞ t͡ɕo̞ː]


薄翅黄蜻蛉

薄(うす)翅(ば)黄(き)蜻蛉(とんぼ) or 薄翅黄蜻蛉(ウスバキトンボ) • (usuba kitonbo)

薄翅黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
薄翅黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
usuba kitonbo (romanization)

薄羽黄蜻蛉 薄羽黄蜻蛉#Japanese

Alternative spelling of 薄羽黄蜻蛉 (“globe skimmer (Pantala flavescens)”)


薄羽黄蜻蛉

薄(うす)羽(ば)黄(き)蜻蛉(とんぼ) or 薄羽黄蜻蛉(ウスバキトンボ) • (usuba kitonbo)

薄羽黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
薄羽黄蜻蛉 (canonical)
usuba kitonbo (romanization)

薄 (usu, “thin”) + 羽 (ha, “wing”) + 黄蜻蛉 (kitonbo, “yellow darter”)


腰明蜻蛉

ja-noun

腰明蜻蛉(こしあきとんぼ) or 腰明蜻蛉(コシアキトンボ) • (koshiaki tonbo)

腰明蜻蛉 (canonical)
腰明蜻蛉 (canonical)
koshiaki tonbo (romanization)

腰 (koshi, “hip”) + 明き (aki, “gap”, from 明く (aku, “to open”)) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”, jukujikun (熟字訓)), in reference to its appearance

com

jukujikun (<i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">熟字訓</i>)

from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">明く</i> (aku, “to open”)


草鞋虫

ja-noun

草鞋(わらじ)虫(むし) or 草鞋虫(ワラジムシ) • (waraji mushi) ^(←わらぢむし (waradimusi)?)

草鞋虫 (canonical)
草鞋虫 (canonical)
waraji mushi (romanization)
waradimusi (romanization)
わらぢむし (hiragana historical)

[β̞a̠ɾa̠ʑi mɯ̟ɕi]

草鞋(わらじ) (waraji, “straw sandals”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect”)

ja-compound

a woodlouse that cannot curl up into a ball


葉蜂

葉蜂 (canonical)
葉蜂 (canonical)
habachi (romanization)


人虱

人虱 (canonical)
人虱 (canonical)
hitojirami (romanization)

人 (hito, “human”) + 虱 (shirami, “sucking louse”)

com

A head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) or body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)


衣虱

ja-noun

衣(ころも)虱(じらみ) or 衣虱(コロモジラミ) • (koromojirami)

衣虱 (canonical)
衣虱 (canonical)
koromojirami (romanization)

衣 (koromo, “clothes”) + 虱 (“sucking louse”)

com

Pediculus humanus
Pediculus humanus#Translingual


盲蜘蛛

ja-noun

盲(めくら)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 盲蜘蛛(メクラグモ) • (mekuragumo)

盲蜘蛛 (canonical)
盲蜘蛛 (canonical)
mekuragumo (romanization)

[me̞kɯ̟ɾa̠ɡɯ̟mo̞]

Literally, “blind spider”, 盲(めくら) (mekura, “blind”) + 蜘蛛(くも) (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

ja-compound

Synonym of 座頭虫 (zatōmushi, “harvestman”)


蚊蜻蛉

ja-noun

蚊蜻蛉(かとんぼ) or 蚊蜻蛉(カトンボ) • (katonbo)

蚊蜻蛉 (canonical)
蚊蜻蛉 (canonical)
katonbo (romanization)

蚊 (ka, “mosquito”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”, jukujikun (熟字訓))


蚊の姥

蚊の姥 (canonical)
蚊の姥 (canonical)
ka no uba (romanization)
かのおば (alternative hiragana)
カノオバ (katakana)
ka no oba (Rōmaji)

蚊 (ka, “mosquito”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 姥 (uba, “granny”)


大蚊

大蚊 (canonical)
大蚊 (canonical)
gaganbo (romanization)
かがんぼ (alternative hiragana)
カガンボ (katakana)
kaganbo (Rōmaji)

[ɡa̠ɡã̠mbo̞]

Unknown. Perhaps from 蚊々 (kaga, “mosquitoes”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 母 (bo, “mother”) or 蚊々 + の + 姥 (uba, “granny”). The kanji, from 大 (“big”) + 蚊 (“mosquito”), are jukujikun (熟字訓).


真蜱

真蜱 (canonical)
真蜱 (canonical)
madani (romanization)

真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 蜱(だに) (dani, “mite; tick”)


高足蟹

ja-noun

高(たか)足(あし)蟹(がに) or 高足蟹(タカアシガニ) • (takaashigani)

高足蟹 (canonical)
高足蟹 (canonical)
takaashigani (romanization)

From 高 (taka, “tall”) + 足 (ashi, “leg”) + 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

af

a Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)


七節

[na̠na̠ɸɯ̟̊ɕi]

From 七 (nana, “seven”) + 節 (fushi, “joint”).


鍬形虫

ja-noun

鍬(くわ)形(がた)虫(むし) or 鍬形虫(クワガタムシ) • (kuwagatamushi) ^(←くはがたむし (kufagatamusi) or クハガタムシ (kufagatamusi)?)

鍬形虫 (canonical)
鍬形虫 (canonical)
kuwagatamushi (romanization)
kufagatamusi (romanization)
くはがたむし (hiragana historical)
クハガタムシ (hiragana historical)

[kɯ̟β̞a̠ɡa̠ta̠mɯ̟ɕi]

From 鍬形 (kuwagata, “hoe-shaped”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”).


竃馬

竃馬 (canonical)
竃馬 (canonical)
kamadouma (romanization)

camel cricket, cave cricket (Diestrammena japonica)


沙虫

沙虫 (canonical)
isagomushi (romanization)


大雀蜂

ja-noun

大(おお)雀(すずめ)蜂(ばち) or 大雀蜂(オオスズメバチ) • (ōsuzumebachi)

大雀蜂 (canonical)
大雀蜂 (canonical)
ōsuzumebachi (romanization)

Japanese giant hornet
Japanese giant hornet

Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)

Vespa mandarinia
Vespa mandarinia#Translingual

(by extension) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)


雀蛾

雀蛾 (canonical)
雀蛾 (canonical)
-suzume (romanization)

From 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”) + 蛾 (ga, “moth”).

ウンモンスズメ

キイロスズメ

ベニスズメ

shortened form used as suffixes in compound names of sphingids


ウシバエ

ushibae (romanization)
usibafe (romanization)
ウシバヘ (historical katakana)

From 牛 (ushi, “bull; cow”) + 蝿 (hae, “fly”). The hae reading for 蝿 changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..


ニイニイゼミ

ニイニイゼミ or にいにいぜみ • (nīnīzemi)

ニイニイゼミ (canonical)
にいにいぜみ (canonical)
nīnīzemi (romanization)

[ɲ̟iːɲ̟iːze̞mʲi]


孑孒

孑孒(ぼうふら) or 孑孒(ボウフラ) • (bōfura) ^(←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?)

孑孒 (canonical)
孑孒 (canonical)
bōfura (romanization)
baufura (romanization)
ばうふら (hiragana historical)
バウフラ (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾa̠]

First attested in the Edo period. Shift from bōfuri (see below).
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 孑孓 (jiéjué).


孑孒

孑孒 (canonical)
bōfuri (romanization)
baufuri (romanization)
ばうふり (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾʲi]

Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).


毛虱

毛虱 (canonical)
毛虱 (canonical)
kejirami (romanization)

From 毛 (ke, “hair”) + 虱 (shirami, “sucking louse”).


象虫

ja-noun

象(ぞう)虫(むし) or 象虫(ゾウムシ) • (zōmushi) ^(←ざうむし (zaumusi) or ザウムシ (zaumusi)?)

象虫 (canonical)
象虫 (canonical)
zōmushi (romanization)
zaumusi (romanization)
ざうむし (hiragana historical)
ザウムシ (hiragana historical)

From 象 (zō, “elephant”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”).


松虫

松虫 (canonical)
松虫 (canonical)
matsumushi (romanization)

From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”).


ちんちろりん

ちんちろりん (canonical)
チンチロリン (canonical)
chinchirorin (romanization)

[t͡ɕĩɲ̟t͡ɕiɾo̞ɾʲĩɴ]


棒振

ja-noun

棒(ぼう)振(ふら) or 棒振(ボウフラ) • (bōfura) ^(←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?)

棒振 (canonical)
棒振 (canonical)
bōfura (romanization)
baufura (romanization)
ばうふら (hiragana historical)
バウフラ (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾa̠]

First attested in the Edo period.
Shift from bōfuri (see below).


棒振

棒(ぼう)振(ふり) • (bōfuri) ^(←ばうふり (baufuri)?)

棒振 (canonical)
bōfuri (romanization)
baufuri (romanization)
ばうふり (hiragana historical)

[bo̞ːɸɯ̟ɾʲi]


花虻

花虻 (canonical)
花虻 (canonical)
hanaabu (romanization)


岩蟹

striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)


げじげじ

げじげじ (canonical)
ゲジゲジ (canonical)
gejigeji (romanization)

[ɡe̞ʑiɡe̞ʑi]


たまむし

たまむし or タマムシ • (tamamushi) ^(←たまむし (tamamusi)?)

たまむし (canonical)
タマムシ (canonical)
tamamushi (romanization)
tamamusi (romanization)
たまむし (hiragana historical)

jewel beetle (beetle of the family Buprestidae)


ヤママユ

Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai


天蚕

2014 January 31, “Tensan no shokai [Introduction to tensan]”, in Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University:

Tensan is one species of silkworm endemic to Japan. Silk from the cocoon of tensan is a beautiful green, rare and highly valued silk.

天蚕は、日本原産のカイコガの一種です。天蚕の繭からとれた絹は美しい緑色をした希少価値の高い絹でした。

Tensan wa, Nihon gensan no kaikoga no isshu desu. Tensan no mayu kara toreta kinu wa utsukushī midorīro o shita kishō kachi no takai kinu deshita.


ホウジャク

ホウジャク • (hōjaku)

Perhaps from the on'yomi of 蜂雀 (“hummingbird”) as in 蜂雀蛾 (literally “hummingbird moth”), with 蛾 (ga, “moth”) being ignored entirely.


ベニスズメ

Blend of 紅 (beni, “crimson”) + 雀蛾 (suzumega, -suzume, “hawkmoth”)


轡虫

ja-noun

轡(くつわ)虫(むし) or 轡虫(クツワムシ) • (kutsuwa mushi)

轡虫 (canonical)
轡虫 (canonical)
kutsuwa mushi (romanization)

giant katydid, Mecopoda niponensis, a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae


ツェツェバエ

From ツェツェ (tsetse) + 蝿 (hae). The hae changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


あまえび

あまえび or アマエビ • (amaebi) ^(←あまえび (amaebi)?)

あまえび (canonical)
アマエビ (canonical)
amaebi (romanization)
あまえび (hiragana historical)

From 甘(あま) (ama-, “sweet”) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”).

ja-compound

(common name) Pandalus eous, a species of shrimp valued in Japan


かばしら

Compound of 蚊 (ka, “mosquito”) + 柱 (hashira, “column, pillar”). From the way that a swarm of mosquitoes tends to gather in a roughly vertical shape. The hashira changes to bashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
First cited to the early 1200s.

compound

a "mosquito column": a swarm of mosquitoes


ゆすりか

ja-noun

ゆすりか or ユスリカ • (yusurika) ^(←ゆすりか (yusurika)?)

ゆすりか (canonical)
ユスリカ (canonical)
yusurika (romanization)
ゆすりか (hiragana historical)

From 揺(ゆ)すり (yusuri, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 揺(ゆ)する (yusuru, “shake”)) + 蚊(か) (ka, “mosquito”).

ja-compound

chironomid, any of various midges of the family Chironomidae


蝶形

ja-noun

蝶(ちょう)形(がた) • (chōgata) ^(←てふがた (tefugata)?)

蝶(ちょう)形(けい) • (chōkei) ^(←てふけい (tefukei)?)

蝶形 (canonical)
chōgata (romanization)
tefugata (romanization)
てふがた (hiragana historical)
蝶形 (canonical)
chōkei (romanization)
tefukei (romanization)
てふけい (hiragana historical)

[t͡ɕo̞ːɡa̠ta̠]

[t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ː]


恙虫

恙(つつが)虫(むし) or 恙虫(ツツガムシ) • (tsutsugamushi)

恙虫 (canonical)
恙虫 (canonical)
tsutsugamushi (romanization)

[t͡sɨ̥t͡sɨɡa̠mɯ̟ɕi]


恙虫

恙(よう)虫(ちゅう) • (yōchū) ^(←やうちゆう (yautyuu)?)

恙虫 (canonical)
yōchū (romanization)
yautyuu (romanization)
やうちゆう (hiragana historical)


ありんこ

arinko (romanization)
ありんこ (hiragana historical)

(informal) Alternative form of あり (ari, “ant”)


熊蝉

熊蝉 (canonical)
熊蝉 (canonical)
kumazemi (romanization)

A Japanese cicada, Cryptotympana facialis.


女王蜂

女(じょ)王(おう)蜂(ばち) • (joōbachi) ^(←ぢよわうばち (dyowaubati)?)

女王蜂 (canonical)
joōbachi (romanization)
dyowaubati (romanization)
ぢよわうばち (hiragana historical)

[d͡ʑo̞ːɯ̟ba̠t͡ɕi]

2005, 吉田忠晴, ニホンミツバチの社会をさぐる, 玉川大学出版部, →ISBN, page 58:

働き蜂の卵巣の発達は、女王蜂のフェロモンによって抑えられている。

Hatarakibachi no ransō no hattatsu wa, jōubachi no feromon ni yotte osaerarete iru.

The development of the worker bees’ ovaries is inhibited by the queen bee’s pheromones.


しゃくとりむし

しゃくとりむし or シャクトリムシ • (shakutorimushi) ^(←しやくとりむし (syakutorimusi)?)

しゃくとりむし (canonical)
シャクトリムシ (canonical)
shakutorimushi (romanization)
syakutorimusi (romanization)
しやくとりむし (hiragana historical)

[ɕa̠kɯ̟to̞ɾʲimɯ̟ɕi]

From 尺(しゃく) (shaku, “shaku”) + 取(と)り (tori, “taking”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取(と)る (toru).) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).


はちのこ

hachinoko (romanization)
fatinoko (romanization)
はちのこ (hiragana historical)


あかむし

ja-noun

あかむし or アカムシ • (akamushi) ^(←あかむし (akamusi)?)

あかむし (canonical)
アカムシ (canonical)
akamushi (romanization)
akamusi (romanization)
あかむし (hiragana historical)

From 赤(あか) (aka, “red”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

ja-compound

red velvet mite, harvest mite, various mites of the family Trombidiidae; (especially) Trombicula akamushi


亀の手

亀の手 (canonical)
亀の手 (canonical)
kamenote (romanization)

Capitulum mitella (Japanese goose barnacle)


はたらきあり

ja-noun

はたらきあり • (hataraki-ari) ^(←はたらきあり (fatarakiari)?)

hataraki-ari (romanization)
fatarakiari (romanization)
はたらきあり (hiragana historical)

From 働(はたら)き (hataraki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 働(はたら)く (hataraku).”) + 蟻(あり) (ari).


秋茜

秋茜 (canonical)
秋茜 (canonical)
akiakane (romanization)

Sympetrum frequens (species of dragonfly endemic to Japan)


帝揚羽

ja-noun

帝(みかど)揚(あげ)羽(は) or 帝揚羽(ミカドアゲハ) • (mikadoageha)

帝揚羽 (canonical)
帝揚羽 (canonical)
mikadoageha (romanization)

Compound of 帝(みかど) (mikado, “emperor”) + 揚羽(あげは) (ageha, “swallowtail butterfly”)


銀蜻蜓

銀蜻蜓 (canonical)
gin'yanma (romanization)

Compound of 銀(ぎん) (gin, “silver”) + 蜻蜓(やんま) (yanma, “large dragonfly”)


団扇蜻蜓

ja-noun

団扇(うちわ)蜻蜓(やんま) or 団扇蜻蜓(ウチワヤンマ) • (uchiwayanma)

団扇蜻蜓 (canonical)
団扇蜻蜓 (canonical)
uchiwayanma (romanization)

Compound of 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, “rigid round fan”) + 蜻蜓(やんま) (yanma, “large dragonfly”)


海蛍

海蛍 (canonical)
海蛍 (canonical)
umihotaru (romanization)

→ English: sea-firefly (calque)

[ɯ̟mʲiho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟]

From 海(うみ) (umi, “sea”) + 蛍(ほたる) (hotaru, “firefly”).

sea-firefly, Vargula hilgendorfii, a small bioluminescent ostracod found in Japan


糸繰

Literally, “thread winding”, 糸(いと) (ito, “thread”) + 繰(く)り (kuri, “winding, reeling, spinning”)

Synonym of 糸撚鯛 (itoyoridai, “golden threadfin bream, Nemipterus virgatus”)


千振

千振 (canonical)
千振 (canonical)
senburi (romanization)


牡丹海老

ja-noun

牡(ぼ)丹(たん)海老(えび) or 牡丹海老(ボタンエビ) • (botan'ebi)

牡丹海老 (canonical)
牡丹海老 (canonical)
botan'ebi (romanization)

⇒ English: botan shrimp

From 牡丹(ぼたん) (botan, “peony”) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”).

ja-compound

botan shrimp, Pandalus nipponensis, a species of shrimp regularly used in Japan for sushi