buto

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Translation

buto means "Black Fly" in English.

buto written with kanji is 蚋.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
buto written with katakana is ブト.
buto written with hiragana is ぶと.
Romaji bu to
Hiraganaぶと
Katakanaブト
Kanji 蚋
School Level ✕

Trivia

  • This is the word used in Kansai.

Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 蚋 (Black_fly)