蝙蝠蛾

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蝙 蝠 蛾
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) こーもり​が [kòómóríꜜgà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiɡa̠]

Noun

蝙蝠蛾 (hiragana こうもりが, katakana コウモリガ, rōmaji kōmoriga, historical hiragana かうもりが)

  1. swift moth
  2. Endoclita excrescens

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