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翅鞘 (ししょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

翅し鞘しょう

し

しょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

elytron; wing case

Entomological term for the hardened forewing of beetles and some other insects.

カブトムシの翅し鞘しょうは硬かたくて光こう沢たくがある。
The elytra of a rhinoceros beetle are hard and glossy.

Kanji

翅(insect) wings, fly, merely
鞘sheath, case, margin

Similar words

鞘しょう翅し
鞘翅 is a less common variant with the same meaning, using the characters in reverse order.

Etymology

From 翅 (し, 'wing') + 鞘 (しょう, 'sheath').