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屁放き虫 (へこきむし) — stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle) | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
屁放き虫

屁放き虫

屁へこ放き虫むし

stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle)

Kanji Vocab Animals25 strokes

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へこき虫へこき蟲

へこきむし

Noun

1.

stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle), stink bug

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Kanji that make up this word

fart・passing gas

はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)

set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)

insect・bug・temper

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