てんとう虫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
てんとう蟲 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of てんとう虫 – see the following entry.
天道虫てんとうむし
[noun] a ladybird (UK), ladybug (US), lady beetle (any beetle of family Coccinellidae)
[noun] Synonym of 並瓢虫 (namitentō): an Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis
Alternative spellings
瓢虫, 紅娘, テントウムシ
(This term, てんとう虫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)