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Kanji Detail for 蛾 - "moth, eyebrow, ant"
蛾
- Meaning
蛾 means "moth, eyebrow, ant."
Moth - An insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies.
Eyebrow - A slender, beautiful eyebrow resembling a moth's antenna.
Ant - An insect of the family Formicidae.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
moth
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
moth
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) moth
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
moth
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An insect name. Form is like a butterfly. Mostly nocturnal. When resting, wings are held horizontally. Such as 蠶蛾 (silkworm moth), 飛蛾 (flying moth). Also any flying insect that transforms from a pupa is often called 蛾. | Women's fine eyebrows are called 蛾眉 (moth eyebrows). Because the shape resembles moth antennae. Also abbreviated as 蛾. Such as 雙蛾 (twin moth eyebrows), 黛蛾 (black moth eyebrows).
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