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シバンムシ
Hiragana
しばんむし
Kanji
死番虫
Noun
Japanese Meaning
木材や竹、乾燥食品などを食害する小さな甲虫の総称で、「死番虫」とも書く。家屋や家具からカチカチと音を立てる種類も含まれる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きのや たてものを かじって あなを あける とても ちいさな むし
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
死钟甲虫 / 蛀木甲虫 / 家具蠹虫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
一種甲蟲，俗稱死鐘蟲，會蛀食木材並發出敲擊聲。 / 侵害舊木材與家具的害蟲。
Korean Meaning
가구·목재·곡물을 갉아먹는 작은 좀벌레류 딱정벌레 / 밤에 탁탁 소리를 내어 불길한 전조로 여겨진 ‘죽음의 시계’ 벌레
Vietnamese Meaning
bọ gõ / loài bọ đục gỗ phát tiếng gõ, thường gây hại đồ gỗ
Tagalog Meaning
bukbok sa kahoy na gumagawa ng tunog na pagtiktik / kulisap na bumubutas at sumisira sa tuyong o lumang kahoy / pesteng kulisap sa mga kasangkapang kahoy at mga poste
Sense（1）
死番虫: deathwatch beetle
（ romanization ）
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I heard the sound of a deathwatch beetle in the middle of the night, and it was a little scary.
I heard the sound of a deathwatch beetle in the middle of the night, and it was a little scary.
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シバンムシの音が夜中に聞こえてきて、少し怖かった。
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