スズメバチ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae)
2. Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Pitch accent
ズメ
バチ
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Examples (3 in total)
A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
"Have you ever been stung by a wasp?" "Yes – once, as a child."
In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.