Results, 螟蛉

螟蛉【めいれいmeirei】

noun:

  • hornworm - obscure term ➜ 青虫
  • adopted child - archaism

Kanji definition:

螟

メイMEI・ミョウMYOU・ずいむしzuimushi

injurious parasite

Strokes:
16
Radical:
虫 insect
SKIP:
1-6-10
UTF:
879f
JIS208:
74-6
Hangul:
명 [myeong]
Pinyin:
míng
Stroke order:
Example words:
螟虫【ずいむしzuimushi】
pyralid larva; borer
稲の螟虫【いねのずいむしinenozuimushi】
striped stem borer larva
螟蛉【めいれいmeirei】
hornworm; / adopted child
蛉

レイREI

dragonfly; moon moth

Strokes:
11
Radical:
虫 insect
SKIP:
1-6-5
UTF:
86c9
JIS208:
73-57
Hangul:
령 [ryeong]
Pinyin:
líng
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
竹蜻蛉【たけとんぼtaketonbo】
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
蜻蛉返り【とんぼがえりtonbogaeri】
somersault; / returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop; / abrupt change of direction
尻切れ蜻蛉【しりきれとんぼshirikiretonbo】
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
麦藁蜻蛉【むぎわらとんぼmugiwaratonbo】
dragonfly
極楽蜻蛉【ごくらくとんぼgokurakutonbo】
happy-go-lucky fellow; an easygoing and indifferent person; a pococurante

Kanji

螟

メイMEI・ミョウMYOU・ずいむしzuimushi

injurious parasite

蛉

レイREI

dragonfly; moon moth


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