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夜盗蛾 (よとうが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

夜よ盗とう蛾が

Meanings

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noun

cabbage armyworm

A moth larva that is a common pest of cabbage and other crops.

夜よ盗とう蛾がの幼よう虫ちゅうがキャベツを食くい荒あらしている。
The cabbage armyworm larvae are eating up the cabbages.

Kanji

夜night, evening
盗steal, rob, pilfer
蛾moth

Etymology

Compound of 夜盗 (yotō, 'night thief') and 蛾 (ga, 'moth'), referring to the larva's habit of feeding at night.