Word Meaning 玉虫

たまむし tamamushi

玉虫 is read as たまむし (tamamushi) and means jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima).

Meaning

English

jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima)
buprestid

Reading

Kana

たまむし

Romaji

tamamushi

Writing Variants

吉丁虫 たまむし tamamushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 129366 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉音

ぎょくおん

the Emperor's voice

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

玉体

ぎょくたい

the Emperor's person or presence

玉代

ぎょくだい

time charge for a geisha

玉川近代美術館

たまがわきんだいびじゅつかん

Tamagawa Modern Art Museum

玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)

玉石

ぎょくせき

gems and stones