Word Meaning 雀蜂

すずめばち suzumebachi

雀蜂 is read as すずめばち (suzumebachi) and means Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia).

Meaning

English

  1. Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
  2. yak-killer hornet
  3. hornet
  4. yellow jacket
  5. wasp (of subfamily Vespinae)

Reading

Kana

すずめばち

Romaji

suzumebachi

Writing Variants

  • 胡蜂 すずめばち suzumebachi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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小形雀蜂

こがたすずめばち

yellow-vented hornet (Vespa analis)

褄赤雀蜂

つまあかすずめばち

Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)

茶色雀蜂

ちゃいろすずめばち

brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)

毛深雀蜂

けぶかすずめばち

Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima)

黄色雀蜂

きいろすずめばち

yellow hornet (Vespa simillima xanthoptera, subspecies of the Japanese hornet, Vespa simillima)

姫雀蜂

ひめすずめばち

Vespa ducalis (species of hornet)

紋雀蜂

もんすずめばち

European hornet (Vespa crabro)

黒雀蜂

くろすずめばち

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)

端黒雀蜂

つまぐろすずめばち

lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)

黄帯頬長雀蜂

きおびほおながすずめばち

median wasp (Dolichovespula media)

蜂雀

はちすずめ

hummingbird (Trochilidae family)

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)