Animal(Bug)

Although the opportunities to see bugs in cities in Japan have decreased compared to the past, Japan has an abundance of nature, including mountains and rivers, and many different kinds of bugs live there.

This page explains the Kanji, Katakana and readings of bugs.

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Bug List

ImageBugKanji/KatakanaReading
Pond Skaterアメンボあめんぼ
Antあり
Locustイナゴいなご
Mosquito
Moth
Scarab Beetleカナブンかなぶん
Beetleカブトムシかぶとむし
Mantisカマキリかまきり
Long-horned Beetleカミキリムシかみきりむし
Stinkbugカメムシかめむし
Spider蜘蛛/クモくも
Stag Beetleクワガタくわがた
Cricketコオロギこおろぎ
Scorpion蠍/サソリさそり
Hornetスズメバチすずめばち
Cicada蝉/セミせみ
Pillbugダンゴムシだんごむし
Butterfly蝶/チョウちょう
Ladybugてんとう虫てんとうむし
Dragonflyトンボとんぼ
Flyハエはえ
Earwigハサミムシはさみむし
Grasshopperバッタばった
Honeybeeミツバチみつばち
Firefly蛍/ホタルほたる
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