Word details

青蠅

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

Dictionary

Entry

青蠅青蝿蒼蠅蒼蝿おばえいよう (青蠅/青蝿)うよう (蒼蠅/蒼蝿)NounFreq #118888
1

Colloquial

bluebottle fly

2

せいよう/そうよう only; Archaic; Derogatory

little pest

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

blue, green

8 strokesFrequency 589JLPT N3Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

あおあお-あお.い

Nanori

fly

19 strokes

On

ヨウ

Kun

はえはい

fly

15 strokes

On

ヨウ

Kun

はえはい

blue, pale

14 strokesFrequency 2,276JLPT N1Grade 9

On

ソウ

Kun

あお.い

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