大雀蜂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 雀 蜂
おお
Grade: 1 		すずめ
Jinmeiyō 		はち > ばち
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

大(おお) (ō, “big”) + 雀蜂(すずめばち) (suzumebachi, “hornet, wasp”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞ːsɨzɨme̞ba̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

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

  1. Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)
  2. (by extension) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

Synonyms

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