| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 蝙蝠 | こうもり | コウモリ |
Pronunciation: koumori
How to Say It Outloud: koh-moh-ree
Usage: noun
Example Sentence Japanese:
夜になると、多くの蝙蝠が飛び始めます。
夜になると、多くの蝙蝠が飛び始めます。Example Sentence English:When night falls, many bats begin to fly.
When night falls, many bats begin to fly.Dictionary
蚊食鳥かくいどり
Noun- bat
バットバットCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
蝙蝠こうもり
Noun- bat (Chiroptera spp.)
- umbrella
- opportunist; turncoat
- Koumori
飛鼠ひそ
Noun- bat (animal)
天鼠てんそ
Noun- bat (animal)
雛蝙蝠ひなこうもり
Noun- vesper bat (Vespertilionidae spp., esp. the Asian particolored bat, Vespertilio sinensis); evening bat; common bat
瞬くまたたくCommon word
Godan verb with 'ku' endingIntransitive verb
- to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
Intransitive verb
- to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
豚鼻蝙蝠ぶたばなこうもり
Noun- Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai); bumblebee bat; Old World hog-nosed bat
兎蝙蝠うさぎこうもり
Noun- brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus); common long-eared bat; brown big-eared bat
打数だすうCommon word
Noun- times at bat
- At bat
しばたたく
Godan verb with 'ku' endingTransitive verb
- to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
神楽蝙蝠かぐらこうもり
Noun- lesser great leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros turpis); lesser roundleaf bat; lesser leaf-nosed bat
小菊頭蝙蝠こきくがしらこうもり
Noun- little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
- Little Japanese Horseshoe Bat
打席だせきCommon word
Noun- batter's box; one's turn at bat
- Plate appearance
走るはしるCommon wordjlpt-n5
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to run
Intransitive verb
- to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
Intransitive verb
- to rush (to); to dash; to race
Intransitive verb
- to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
Intransitive verb
- to run away; to abscond; to elope
Intransitive verb
- to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
Intransitive verb
- to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in
Intransitive verb
- to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
- Running
風呂ふろCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n5
Noun- bath; bathing; bathtub; bathroom
- bathhouse; public bath
- room for drying lacquerware
- base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
- Bathtub
猿さるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
- sly person
- idiot; hick
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
- bathhouse prostitute
- Sarh (Chad); Sal
- Monkey
浴びるあびるCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n5
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
Transitive verb
- to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
遊ぶあそぶCommon wordjlpt-n5
Godan verb with 'bu' endingIntransitive verb
- to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
Intransitive verb
- to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
Intransitive verb
- to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
Intransitive verb
- to meet up (with friends); to hang out
Intransitive verb
- to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
Intransitive verb
- to go to (for pleasure or for study)
Intransitive verb
- to tease (someone); to play (with)
Intransitive verb
- to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
お手洗いおてあらいCommon wordjlpt-n1jlpt-n5
Noun- toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
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