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しゃくとりむし
Kanji
尺取虫
Noun
Japanese Meaning
昆虫の一種で、チョウやガの幼虫。体を弓なりに曲げて尺を取るように進むことからこの名がある。 / 比喩的に、少しずつ進んだり増えたりする様子。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みどりやちゃいろの小さいむしで、からだを曲げてのびちぢみしながらゆっくりすすむ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
尺蠖 / 尺蛾的幼虫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
尺蠖 / 尺蛾的幼蟲
Korean Meaning
자나방과의 애벌레로, 몸을 오므렸다 폈다 하며 이동하는 곤충 / 몸을 굽혔다 펴며 자를 재듯 움직이는 애벌레(자벌레)
Vietnamese Meaning
sâu đo / sâu bướm đo
Tagalog Meaning
uod na gumagapang sa pagtiklop ng katawan / uod ng gamu-gamo na kilala sa pag-arko habang gumagalaw
Sense（1）
measuring worm; looper
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Quizzes for review
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しゃくとりむし
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I found a measuring worm in the park.
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公園でしゃくとりむしを見つけました。
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