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    3. 成虫

    成虫

    成せい虫ちゅう

    imago

    KMT9News #29+1NounScience & MathAnimalsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    せいちゅう

    Noun

    1.
    imago, adult (insect)
    entomology

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    Speed1.0x

    幼よう虫ちゅうが成せい虫ちゅうになった。

    The larva became an adult insect.

    KMT7AnimalsScience & Math
    蝶ちょうの成せい虫ちゅうは美うつくしい羽はねを持もつ。

    Adult butterflies have beautiful wings.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    カブトムシの成せい虫ちゅうは、夏なつの夜よるによく見みられます。

    Adult rhinoceros beetles are often seen on summer nights.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    害がい虫ちゅう駆く除じょでは、成せい虫ちゅうだけでなく幼よう虫ちゅうの段 階 での対たい策さくも重じゅう要ようです。

    In pest control, measures at the larval stage are important, not just for adult insects.

    KMT9Science & MathAnimals
    昆こん虫ちゅうの生せい活かつ環かんは、卵たまご、幼よう虫ちゅう、蛹さなぎ、そして成せい虫ちゅうの段 階 を経へて完かん了りょうします。

    The life cycle of an insect is completed through the stages of egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

    KMT10Science & MathAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    虫
    むし…(3)
    insect・bug・temper
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