SuGoiSuす語彙す翅
翅: insect wing
insect wing
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Readings
On
シ
Kunはね・つばさ
Read はね for an insect's wing; in scientific terms it is シ (前翅 forewing, 鱗翅目 butterflies and moths). Bird wings use 羽.
Key words
翅はねinsect wing
前翅ぜんしforewing
後翅こうしhindwing
翅脈しみゃくwing veins
鱗翅目りんしもくLepidoptera
Example sentences
トンボは、四枚の薄い翅を細かく震わせて飛ぶ。
A dragonfly flies by rapidly vibrating its four thin wings.
蝶やガは鱗翅目の昆虫で、翅に細かな鱗粉がある。
Butterflies and moths are insects of the order Lepidoptera, with fine scales on their wings.
翅脈の形は、昆虫の種類を見分ける手がかりになる。
The pattern of the wing veins is a clue for telling insect species apart.