天蛾

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven moth
simp. and trad.
(天蛾)

Pronunciation


Noun

天蛾

  1. sphinx moth

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すずめ
Grade: 1

Hyōgai
irregular on'yomi
Alternative spelling
雀蛾

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 天蛾 (tiān'é).

Noun

(すずめ)() (suzumega

  1. Alternative spelling of 雀蛾 (suzumega, sphingid)

Derived terms