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蠅の王 (はえのおう, haenoou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蠅はえの王おう

Meanings

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Lord of the Flies (novel)

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of the 1954 novel by William Golding.

『蠅はえの王おう』はウィリアム・ゴールディングの代だい表ひょう作さくです。
"Lord of the Flies" is William Golding's masterpiece.

Kanji

蠅fly
王king, rule, magnate
蝿fly

Written forms

蠅はえの王おう
Standard kanji spelling for the novel title.
蝿はえの王おう
Variant kanji form using 蝿 instead of 蠅; both are correct.

Etymology

The Japanese title is a direct translation of the English "Lord of the Flies."