夜蛾

Chinese

night moth
simp. and trad.
(夜蛾)

Pronunciation


Noun

夜蛾

  1. owlet moth

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From (ya, night) + (ga, moth). Compare New Latin Noctuidae (owlet moths), Latin noctua (owl) and Latin nox (night).

Pronunciation

Noun

夜蛾 (hiragana やが, katakana ヤガ, rōmaji yaga)

  1. an owlet moth

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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