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：2026/01/03
ホウジャク
Hiragana
ほうじゃく
Kanji
蜂雀
Noun
Japanese Meaning
スズメガ科に属する昆虫の一種で、ホバリングしながら花の蜜を吸う習性を持つ蛾。多くは褐色系の体色をしており、ホバリングする様子がハチドリに似ていることから「ホウジャク（蜂雀）」と呼ばれる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
スズメのような大きさで チョウににたかたちの はやくとぶむし
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
蜂鸟鹰蛾 / 一种能悬停吸蜜、外形似蜂鸟的天蛾 / 长喙天蛾属昆虫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蜂鳥天蛾 / 天蛾科昆蟲，飛行如蜂鳥，能懸停吸蜜
Korean Meaning
벌새처럼 공중에서 맴돌며 꽃의 꿀을 빠는 박각시나방 / 박각시나방과에 속하는 벌새나방
Vietnamese Meaning
bướm ưng chim ruồi / loài bướm đêm hút mật, bay lơ lửng như chim ruồi
Sense（1）
a hummingbird hawk-moth
（ romanization ）
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ホウジャク
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I saw a hummingbird hawk-moth flying from flower to flower.
I saw a hummingbird hawk-moth flying from flower to flower.
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ホウジャクが花から花へと飛び回っているのを見ました。
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