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:2025/12/21
たまむし
Kanji
玉虫
Noun
Japanese Meaning
コウチュウ目タマムシ科に属する昆虫の総称。金属光沢をもつ美しい体色が特徴で、日本ではヤマトタマムシが代表的。 / (比喩的)美しく凝ったもの、あるいは表現などのたとえに用いられることがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
からだがきれいな光るいろをしている、こがねむしににたむし
Chinese (Simplified)
吉丁虫(吉丁科的甲虫,具金属光泽) / 宝石甲虫
Sense(1)
jewel beetle (beetle of the family Buprestidae)
( canonical )
( canonical )
( romanization )
( romanization )
( hiragana historical )
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たまむし
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I found a beautiful jewel beetle in the park.
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公園で美しいたまむしを見つけました。
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