Translation
ierō-jaketto means "Yellowjacket" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- Vespinae vs. Waspsuzumebachi 雀蜂 refers to the subfamily Vespinae. All Vespinae are Wasps, so you can always translate suzumebachi スズメバチ to "Wasp," but some Wasps aren't Vespinae, so you can't always translate "Wasp" to suzumebachi スズメバチ.
ierō-jaketto is normally written with katakana, as イエロージャケット.
ierō-jaketto written with hiragana is いえろーじゃけっと.
ierō-jaketto does not have kanji. ierō-jaketto written with hiragana is いえろーじゃけっと.
| Romaji | i | e | roo | ja | ke | tto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | イ | エ | ロ | ー | ジャ | ケ | ッ | ト |
| Hiragana | い | え | ろ | ー | じゃ | け | っ | と |
| Meaning | Yellow | Jacket | ||||||
Orthography Notes
- ieroo-jaketto is another way to romanize this word.
- ジャ is a compound kana representing a single syllable with multiple characters.
- ット contains a small tsu ッ which makes the consonant of the syllable longer.
- ロー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
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