イネカメムシ

Meanings

1

noun

rice stink bug; Lagynotomus elongatus

usually written using kana alone

A species of stink bug that feeds on rice plants; the name is typically written in katakana as イネカメムシ.

イネカメムシは稲いねの害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。
The rice stink bug is known as a pest of rice plants.

insect, bug, temper

Written forms

イネカメムシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this insect name; usually written in kana.
稲いね椿象かめむし
Kanji spelling using 椿象 for 'stink bug'; rarely used in practice.
稲いね亀かめ虫むし
Alternate kanji spelling with 亀虫; also rare.

Etymology

Compound of 稲 (ine, 'rice plant') + カメムシ (kamemushi, 'stink bug'). The exact derivation of カメムシ is uncertain, but it is a common name for stink bugs in Japanese.