精霊飛蝗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精 霊 飛 蝗
しょう
Grade: 5 		りょう
Grade: S 		ばった
Grade: 4 Hyōgai
goon irregular
Alternative spellings
精靈飛蝗 (kyūjitai)
精霊蝗

Etymology

精霊(しょうりょう) (shōryō, “soul of the deceased”) + 飛蝗(ばった) (batta, “grasshopper”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ːba̠t̚ta̠]

Noun

精(しょう)霊(りょう)飛蝗(ばった) or 精霊飛蝗(ショウリョウバッタ) • (shōryōbatta) 

  1. Chinese grasshopper, Acrida cinerea
    Synonyms: 稲舂虫 (inetsuki mushi), 機織 (hata-ori)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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