キリギリス

きりぎりす
noun
katydid; bush cricket
animal-insect
1. katydid; bush cricket
A green, long-legged grass-dwelling insect of the katydid family, known for the shrill chirping the male makes with its wings on summer days.
草原(そうげん)でキリギリスが鳴(な)いている。
A katydid is chirping in the meadow.
キリギリスは緑色(みどりいろ)で草(くさ)によく似(に)ている。
Katydids are green and closely resemble grass.
アリとキリギリスの話(はなし)は、働(はたら)くことの大切(たいせつ)さを教(おし)えてくれる。
The story of the ant and the grasshopper teaches us the importance of working.

A katydid or bush cricket, a summer grassland insect prized for its song. The Japanese title of Aesop's fable, アリとキリギリス, is conventionally translated 'The Ant and the Grasshopper' in English, even though キリギリス is technically a katydid rather than a grasshopper (バッタ).

Common collocations

  • キリギリスが鳴(な)く: a katydid chirps
  • アリとキリギリス: the ant and the grasshopper (Aesop's fable)

Similar words

  • コオロギ: cricket — a related insect that chirps in autumn evenings
  • バッタ: grasshopper/locust — a jumping relative that does not sing to attract mates

Related Words

Compare: コオロギ (cricket)
Compare: バッタ (grasshopper/locust)
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