Vocab Info

A1 Noun

てんとう(むし)ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      ladybug, ladybird, lady beetle

    2. Noun

      2.

      Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis), harlequin ladybird

    All Forms

    てんとう虫 【てんとうむし】天道虫 【てんとうむし】瓢虫 【てんとうむし】紅娘 【てんとうむし】テントウムシ

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      てんとう(むし)背中(せなか)(あか)いです。

      The back of a ladybug is red. {ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird}

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      (にわ)植木(うえき)(はな)にてんとう(むし)がとまっている。

      A ladybug is perched on the flowers of the garden shrubs. {ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird}

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      このてんとう(むし)には(くろ)いドットが(なな)つあります。

      This ladybug has seven black dots. {ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird}

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      てんとう(むし)(さわ)るや(いな)や、悪臭(あくしゅう)(はな)(しる)をかけられた。

      The moment I touched the ladybug, it sprayed me with a foul-smelling liquid. {ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird}

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      幼虫(ようちゅう)成虫(せいちゅう)もアブラムシを()べる益虫(えきちゅう)()えば、てんとう(むし)だ。

      Speaking of beneficial insects that eat aphids, both in their larval and adult stages, it's the ladybug. {ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), ladybird}

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