ウンカ
うんか
noun
planthopper (rice pest)
1.
planthopper (rice pest)
A small jumping insect that feeds on rice plants by sucking their sap, one of the most damaging pests of rice paddies. Large outbreaks can wither whole fields.
稲にウンカがつく。
Planthoppers infest the rice plants.
ウンカの被害で収穫が減った。
The harvest fell because of planthopper damage.
ウンカが大量に発生すると、稲が枯れて田んぼが茶色くなることがある。
When planthoppers break out in large numbers, the rice can wither and turn the paddy brown.
Usually written in katakana. A major rice pest; some species migrate to Japan on seasonal winds from the Asian mainland.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ウンカの発生: an outbreak of planthoppers
- ウンカの被害: planthopper damage
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 害虫: pest — the general term; ウンカ is a specific rice pest