雪虫

ゆきむし

Also written ユキムシ

Meanings

1. Noun flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid)
2. flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)

Kanji

• 雪 snow. Read as ゆき.
• 虫 insect. Read as むし.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists