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蛾 kanji
moth
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ギガ
Kun readings
ひむし
Words with 蛾
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —蛾moth
- —螟蛾pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)
- —毒蛾poisonous moth
- —衣蛾Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)
- —尺蛾geometer moth; geometrid
- —蚕蛾silkworm moth; silk moth (Bombyx mori)
- —雀蛾hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth
- —夜蛾owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
- —虎蛾Chelonomorpha japona (species of owlet moth)
- —巴蛾Indian owlet-moth (Spirama retorta)
- —蛾眉delicate eyebrows; shapely eyebrows; beautiful woman; crescent moon
- —蛍蛾Pidorus glaucopis (species of moth)
- —誘蛾灯light trap (for killing insects)
- —夜盗蛾cabbage armyworm
- —火取蛾garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
- —小衣蛾common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella)
- —山繭蛾Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
- —蝙蝠蛾swift moth (Hepialidae spp., esp. Endoclita excrescens)
- —杉毒蛾Calliteara argentata (species of moth)
- —葉巻蛾leafroller moth (Tortricidae spp.); tortrix moth