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    3. 紙魚

    紙魚

    紙し魚み

    true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)

    NTNounAnimalsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    衣魚蠧魚

    しみとぎょ

    Noun

    1.
    true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
    3.
    someone who is unable to apply what they have read
    derogatory

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    Kanji that make up this word

    紙
    かみ…(1)
    paper
    魚
    うお・さかな・-ざかな…(2)
    fish
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