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精霊飛蝗擬

精霊飛蝗擬き

Readings

Kana: しょうりょうばったもどき、ショウリョウバッタモドキ
Romaji: shōryōbattamodoki, shōryōbattamodoki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 精霊飛蝗

Kanji

精
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
霊
Readings: レイ、 リョウ、 たま
Meanings: spirits, soul
飛
Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter
蝗
Readings: コウ、 いなご、 ばった
Meaning: locust
擬
Readings: ギ、 まが.い、 もど.き
Meanings: mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate