実蠅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
実	蠅
み Grade: 3	はえ > ばえ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
實蠅 (kyūjitai) 実蝿 (extended shinjitai)

Etymology

実 (mi, “fruit”) +‎ 蠅 (hae, “fly”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みばえ [mìbáé] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) みばえ [míꜜbàè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲiba̠e̞]

Noun

実(み)蠅(ばえ) or 実蠅(ミバエ) • (mibae) ^{←みばへ (mibafe)?}

1. a peacock fly (Tephritidae)