Word Meaning 斑猫

はんみょう hammyou

斑猫 is read as はんみょう (hammyou) and means tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica).

Meaning

English

tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
blister beetle
oil beetle

Reading

Kana

はんみょう

Romaji

hammyou

Writing Variants

斑蝥はんみょう hammyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 163673 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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土斑猫

つちはんみょう

blister beetle

姫土斑猫

ひめつちはんみょう

Meloe coarctatus (species of oil beetle)

豆斑猫

まめはんみょう

bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami)

青斑猫

あおはんみょう

Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria)

斑

むら

fickleness

斑鳩

いかる

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

斑鳩

いかるが

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

猫

ねこ

bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

子猫

こねこ

kitten

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

野良猫

のらねこ

stray cat

飼い猫

かいねこ

pet cat