虻蜂

あぶはち

Also written アブハチ

Meanings

1. Noun horsefly and bee; horsefly and wasp See also: 虻蜂取らず (あぶはちとらず).

Kanji

• 虻 gadfly; horsefly. Read as あぶ.
• 蜂 bee. Read as はち.

Example sentences

• その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
  That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.

Words containing 虻蜂

• 虻蜂取らず (あぶはちとらず) attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither

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