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ひいる【蛾】

hiiru

Definition

Noun

  1. Moth; silkworm moth

Etymology

Attested under the entry fiirou (fiiru) "papillon du ver à soie (silkworm moth)" in the Dictionnaire Japonais-Français (1868), by Léon Pagés, page 315. Attested under the entry hiiru "The moth of a silkworm" in A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1872), by James Curtis Hepburn, page 125. Historically attested under the spelling ひひる hihiru.

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意味:が【蛾】、かいこが【蚕蛾・蠶蛾】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, October 31). ひいる【蛾】 : hiiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3894/hiiru/.