Word details

てんとうむしだまし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word てんとうむしだまし.

Dictionary

Entry

んとうむしだまし偽瓢虫テントウムシダマシNounFreq #237035
1

Word usually written using kana alone

handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)

2

Colloquial

28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

11 strokesFrequency 1,171JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いつわ.るにせいつわ.り

gourd

17 strokesGrade 9

On

ヒョウ

Kun

ひさごふくべ

insect, bug, temper

6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

むし

Nanori

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