Readings

Kana: あぶ、あむ、アブ
Romaji: abu, amu, abu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

horsefly; gadfly

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 あぶ
Meanings: gadfly, horsefly

Example Sentences

結局(けっきょく)(あぶ)(はち)とらずになってしまった。
➥If you try for too much, you'll end up with nothing at all.
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()たこともないような(かず)(あぶ)が、(わたし)にまとわりついてきたのです。
➥More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me.
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そんなに(よく)をかいていると、(あぶ)(はち)()らずになっちゃうよ。
➥Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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その提案(ていあん)一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)(ねら)ったものだろうけど、「(あぶ)(はち)とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
➥That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
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