偽瓢虫

Readings

Kana: てんとうむしだまし、テントウムシダマシ

Romaji: tentoumushidamashi, tentoumushidamashi

Definitions

noun

1

handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)

Note: colloquialism

See also: 二十八星瓢虫

Kanji

偽

Readings: ギ、 カ、 いつわ.る、 にせ、 いつわ.り

Meanings: falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery

瓢

Readings: ヒョウ、 ひさご、 ふくべ

Meaning: gourd

虫

Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし

Meanings: insect, bug, temper