Word Meaning 枝尺取

えだしゃくとり edashakutori

枝尺取 is read as えだしゃくとり (edashakutori) and means geometer moth caterpillar.

Meaning

English

  1. geometer moth caterpillar
  2. geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)

Reading

Kana

えだしゃくとり

Romaji

edashakutori

Writing Variants

  • 枝尺蠖 えだしゃくとり edashakutori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 127719 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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枝尺

えだしゃく

geometer moth

尺取

しゃくとり

measuring worm

尺を取る

しゃくをとる

to measure (the length)

尺取虫

しゃくとりむし

inchworm

大霜降枝尺

おおしもふりえだしゃく

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

枝豆

えだまめ

edamame (green soybeans)

枝条

しじょう

branch (of a tree)

枝宮

えだみや

subordinate shrine

枝葉末節

しようまっせつ

unimportant details

搾取

さくしゅ

milking (e.g. a cow's teat)

聴取

ちょうしゅ

listening (e.g. to the radio)

詐取

さしゅ

defrauding