housefly; common housefly
Refers specifically to Musca domestica, the common housefly found worldwide.
There is a housefly flying around in the kitchen.
イエバエは病原菌を運ぶことがある。
Houseflies can carry pathogens.
Katakana spelling is standard for this word; usually written in kana.
Kanji form using 蠅 (fly); rarely used in modern writing.
Kanji form using 蝿 (fly); rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of 家 (いえ, 'house') and 蠅 (はえ, 'fly'). The reading いえばえ is a straightforward combination.