殺人スズメバチ
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 殺 | 人 |
| さつ Grade: 5 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 殺人スズメバチ (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
edit殺人 (“murder”) + スズメバチ (“hornet”). From being a hornet; and its propensity of killing off colonies of honeybees and its ability to kill people, dozens of people a year in Japan.
Noun
edit殺人スズメバチ • (satsujin suzumebachi)
- (informal) Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)
- (informal, by extension) Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
Synonyms
editHypernyms
edit- 雀蜂 (suzumebachi)
Descendants
edit- English: murder hornet
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- Japanese terms spelled with 殺 read as さつ
- Japanese terms spelled with 人 read as じん
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