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コノハムシ (このはむし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

コノハムシ

Meanings

1

noun

leaf insect; Phyllium pulchrifolium

usually written using kana alone

Refers to leaf insects, especially the species Phyllium pulchrifolium. A biological term, but commonly known.

コノハムシは葉はっぱにそっくりだ。
The leaf insect looks exactly like a leaf.

Written forms

コノハムシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
木この葉は虫むし
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is normally written in kana.

Kanji

木tree, wood
葉leaf, plane, lobe
虫

insect, bug, temper

Etymology

Compound of 木の葉 (このは, 'leaf of a tree') + 虫 (むし, 'insect'). The name directly describes its leaf-like camouflage.