Translation guide
A lightweight net on a long handle used to catch butterflies and other flying insects. In Japanese, the most common term is 捕虫網, but other expressions exist depending on context.
The standard word for a butterfly net used in insect collecting.
The standard term for an insect net, including butterfly nets. Used in formal and informal contexts.
彼は捕虫網を持って野原に出かけた。
He went out to the field with a butterfly net.
Literally 'insect collecting net'. More descriptive and slightly more formal than 捕虫網.
夏休みに昆虫採集網を使って蝶を捕まえた。
During summer vacation, I caught butterflies using an insect collecting net.
Specifically 'butterfly net'. Less common than 捕虫網 but used in some contexts.
蝶網を手作りする方法を調べた。
I looked up how to make a butterfly net by hand.
A word commonly used by children or in casual conversation.
Literally 'bug-catching net'. Very common among children and in everyday speech.
子供たちは虫取り網と虫かごを持って公園に行った。
The children went to the park with bug-catching nets and bug cages.