螽斯 | Japanese meaning

螽斯【きりぎりす】

Frequency rank: – (for form キリギリス: 45,256. – 46,118.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)word usually written using kana alone
katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper
cricketarchaism

Forms

螽斯【きりぎりす】【キリギリス】
蟋蟀【きりぎりす】【キリギリス】
きりぎりす
キリギリスFrequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.

Generated definitions (experimental)

Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)

This meaning refers to the specific species of katydid that is native to Japan, known for its distinctive appearance and sound.

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The Japanese katydid is often seen in the autumn.

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The calls of the Japanese katydid are very beautiful.

katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); long-horned grasshopper

This meaning encompasses the broader family of insects to which the Japanese katydid belongs, known for their long antennae and their ability to produce sounds.

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The group of mantids includes various types of katydids.

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Katydids are often found in bushes.

cricket

This meaning is related to the broader usage of the term to describe similar insects, often referred to as crickets, highlighting a common misunderstanding between the two groups.

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When it comes to katydids, they are often confused with crickets.

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Katydids and crickets are similar, but they are different types of insects.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to spot a katydidthe chirping of a katydida katydid chirpshabitat of katydidsobservation of katydidsgreen katydidsummer katydidspecies of katydidsto catch a katydidJapanese katydid

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きりぎりすのかんめい漢名．.
きごう（しきょう詩経きりぎりす螽斯へん篇よりきごう）しそん子孫がはんえい繁栄すること．.
こうごう皇后・ちゅうぐうの中宮のとうみょう唐名．.

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Example sentences

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A grasshopper and many ants lived in a field.

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