fly in Japanese
fly in Japanese is 蝿, ハエ, 蠅 — fly means a small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
fly in Japanese
蝿
Pronounced: hae
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
ハエ
Pronounced: hae
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
蠅
Pronounced: hae
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
ハエ目
Pronounced: haemoku
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
双翅目
Pronounced: sōshimoku
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
ルアー
Pronounced: ruā
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
蝿
Pronounced: hae
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
ファスナー隠し
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
フライ
Pronounced: furai
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
ボタン隠し
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
社会の窓
Pronounced: shakainomado
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
打ち上げる
Pronounced: uchiageru
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
飛ぶ
Pronounced: tobu
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
飛ばす
Pronounced: tobasu
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
What does "fly" mean?
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noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
"A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside."
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verb To travel through the air, especially by aircraft.
"The pilot said we would fly over the mountains at dawn."
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verb To move or proceed very quickly.
"We had to fly to the station because the train was about to leave."
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adj Stylish, cool, or fashionable.
"That is a fly pair of trainers you are wearing."
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fly in a sentence
- A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside.
- A fly kept buzzing around the kitchen.
- The pilot said we would fly over the mountains at dawn.
- They flew to Tokyo for their honeymoon.
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What is "fly" in Japanese?
"fly" in Japanese is 蝿, ハエ, 蠅. fly means: A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
How do you pronounce 蝿?
"fly" in Japanese is 蝿, pronounced "hae".
How do you use "fly" in a sentence?
Example: "A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside." In Japanese, "fly" is 蝿, ハエ, 蠅.
Are there other ways to say "fly" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 13 translations listed for "fly": 蝿, ハエ, 蠅, ハエ目, 双翅目, ルアー.
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