Word Meaning 大霜降枝尺

おおしもふりえだしゃく ooshimofuriedashaku

大霜降枝尺 is read as おおしもふりえだしゃく (ooshimofuriedashaku) and means peppered moth (Biston betularia).

Meaning

English

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

Reading

Kana

おおしもふりえだしゃく

Romaji

ooshimofuriedashaku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137025 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大尺

だいしゃく

large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

枝尺

えだしゃく

geometer moth

大枝

おおえだ

large branch

大降り

おおぶり

heavy rain

霜降り

しもふり

(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water

霜降月

しもふりづき

eleventh lunar month

霜降り作り

しもふりづくり

fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water

降霜

こうそう

frost formation

霜降

そうこう

"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)

霜降り肉

しもふりにく

marbled meat (esp. beef)

霜が降りる

しもがおりる

to have a frost

枝尺蠖

えだしゃくとり

geometer moth caterpillar