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チャイロスズメバチ (ちゃいろすずめばち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チャイロスズメバチ

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Meanings

1

brown hornet; Vespa dybowskii

usually written using kana alone

A specific hornet species; the name is a biological common name.

チャイロスズメバチは他ほかのスズメバチの巣すに寄き生せいすることで知

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The brown hornet is known for parasitizing the nests of other hornets.

Kanji

茶tea
色color
雀sparrow
蜂bee, wasp, hornet

Built from

茶ちゃ色いろ+スズメバチ

Written forms

チャイロスズメバチ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
茶ちゃ色いろ雀すずめ蜂ばち
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in taxonomic or older texts.

Etymology

Compound of 茶色 (ちゃいろ, 'brown') + 雀蜂 (すずめばち, 'hornet'). The exact derivation is straightforward; the name describes the insect's coloration.