SuGoiSuす語彙す蝿
蝿: fly (insect)
fly (insect)
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Kunはえ・はい
A variant of 蠅. Voiced ばえ in compounds (小蝿, 青蝿); はい in 蝿帳 (a food-covering cupboard).
Key words
蝿はえfly
小蝿こばえsmall fly; fruit fly
青蝿あおばえbluebottle fly
蝿帳はいちょうfly-net cupboard
Example sentences
台所に蝿が入ってきたので、急いで窓を閉めた。
A fly came into the kitchen, so I hurriedly closed the window.
昔の台所には、食べ物を守るための蝿帳という戸棚があった。
Kitchens in the old days had a cupboard called a haicho, a fly-net cupboard, to protect food.
夏の生ごみには、すぐに小蝿が集まってくる。
Small flies quickly gather around kitchen waste in summer.