吊虻つりあぶ Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone bee fly (any insect of family Bombyliidae) Other forms 釣虻 【つりあぶ】 · 長吻虻 【つりあぶ】
虻あぶ Noun English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone horsefly;gadfly 見たこともないような数の虻が、私にまとわりついてきたのです。 More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me. Other forms 蝱 【あぶ】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)