七星瓢虫
See also: 七星瓢蟲
Chinese edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 七星瓢虫 – see 七星瓢蟲 (“seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug”). (This term is the simplified form of 七星瓢蟲). |
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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七 | 星 | 瓢 | 虫 |
なな Grade: 1 |
ほし Grade: 2 |
てんとう | |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 | ||
kun’yomi | jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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七星瓢蟲 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 七 (nana, “seven”) + 星 (hoshi, “star → dot”) + 天道 (tentō, short for 天道虫 (tentō mushi), “ladybird, ladybug”).
The use of 瓢虫 for tentō is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
七星瓢虫 or 七星瓢虫 • (nanahoshi tentō) ←ななほしてんたう (nanafositentau) or ナナホシテンタウ (nanafositentau)?
- the seven-spot ladybird or seven-spotted ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata
- Hypernym: 天道虫 (tentō mushi)