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雪虫

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 雪虫.

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Entry

雪虫ゆきむしユキムシNounFreq #123566
1

flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid)

2

flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

snow

11 strokesFrequency 1,131JLPT N2Grade 2

On

セツ

Kun

ゆき

Nanori

せっぶき

insect, bug, temper

6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

むし

Nanori

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