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前翅 (ぜんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前ぜん翅し

ぜ

ん

し

Meanings

1

noun

forewing; fore-wing

Entomological term for the anterior pair of wings in insects.

甲こう虫ちゅうの前ぜん翅しは硬かたく、後こう翅しを保ほ護ごする役やく割わりがある。
The forewings of beetles are hard and serve to protect the hindwings.

Kanji

前in front, before
翅(insect) wings, fly, merely

Similar words

後こう翅し
Refers to the hindwing, the posterior pair of wings in insects.

Etymology

Compound of 前 (zen, 'front') and 翅 (shi, 'wing'), a straightforward kanji compound for the anatomical term.