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グンバイムシ (ぐんばいむし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

グンバイムシ

Meanings

1

noun

lace bug

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any insect of the family Tingidae. The name comes from the resemblance of its wings to a sumo referee's fan (軍配).

グンバイムシは葉はの裏うらに群むらがっていることが多おおい。
Lace bugs often cluster on the undersides of leaves.
このグンバイムシはツツジの害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。
This lace bug is known as a pest of azaleas.

Written forms

グンバイムシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
軍ぐん配ばい虫むし
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the insect is normally written in kana.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
配distribute, spouse, exile
虫

insect, bug, temper

Etymology

From 軍配 (ぐんばい, 'sumo referee's fan') + 虫 (むし, 'insect'), referring to the wing shape.