花虻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 1
あぶ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Noun

(はな)(あぶ) or 花虻(ハナアブ) • (hanaabu

  1. hoverfly

Usage notes

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