Translation

ashinagabachi means "Paper Wasp" in English.

ashinagabachi is normally written with katakana, as アシナガバチ.
ashinagabachi written with hiragana is あしながばち.
ashinagabachi written with kanji is 脚長蜂.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
Romaji a shi na ga ba chi
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
Meaning Leg Long Bee
School Level 小2

Orthography Notes

  • hachi はち becomes bachi ばち in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.

Synonyms

Scientific name: Polistinae.

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