蝙蝠蛾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝙	蝠	蛾
こうもり		が Hyōgai
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”) +‎ 蛾 (ga, “moth”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーもりが [kòómóríꜜgà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiɡa̠]

Noun

蝙蝠(こうもり)蛾(が) or 蝙蝠蛾(コウモリガ) • (kōmoriga) ^{←かうもりが (kaumoriga)?}

1. swift moth
2. Endoclita excrescens