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害虫
gaichuu
Description
害虫は、人や植物にわるいことをする虫のことです。
害虫 are insects that harm people or plants.
庭や畑で野菜を食べたり、病気をうつしたりする虫を害虫とよびます。
In gardens or fields, insects that eat vegetables or spread diseases are called 害虫.
Meanings
害虫gaichuu
harmful insect; pest
畑の野菜が害虫に食べられた。
The vegetables in the field were eaten by pests.
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Notes
- Etymology
害 (harm) + 虫 (insect); its opposite is 益虫 (beneficial insect).
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