殺人スズメバチ

Japanese

Etymology

殺人 (“murder”) +‎ スズメバチ (“hornet”). From being a hornet; and its propensity of killing off colonies of honeybees and its ability to kill people, dozens of people a year in Japan.

Noun

殺人スズメバチ

(informal) Japanese giant hornet (“Vespa mandarinia japponica”)
(informal, by extension) Asian giant hornet (“Vespa mandarinia”)

Synonyms

オオスズメバチ (ōsuzumebachi)
おおすずめばち (ōsuzumebachi)
大雀蜂
大胡蜂

Hypernyms

スズメバチ (suzumebachi)
すずめばち (suzumebachi)
雀蜂 (suzumebachi)

Descendants

English: murder hornet

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