夜蛾

Chinese

night moth
simp. and trad.
(夜蛾) 		夜 蛾

Pronunciation

Noun

夜蛾

  1. owlet moth

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夜 蛾
や
Grade: 2 		が
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

夜(や)蛾(が) or 夜蛾(ヤガ) • (yaga) 

  1. an owlet moth

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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