花虻

Japanese

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

Noun

花(はな)虻(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).