源五郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
源 五 郎
げん
Grade: 6 		ご
Grade: 1 		ろう
Grade: S
kan'on on'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
源五郞 (kyūjitai)

Noun

源(げん)五(ご)郎(ろう) or 源五郎(ゲンゴロウ) • (gengorō) 

  1. Cybister japonicus, a species of diving beetle
  2. diving beetle, a beetle of the family Dytiscidae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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