表層形
水澄し
ミズスマシ
名詞
水澄し (ミズスマシ)
Mizusumashi · みずすまし — whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater, water strider
Other ways to say “whirligig beetle” in Japanese →
水澄し in rōmaji: mizusumashi.
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Updated: 2026年8月4日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
水澄し
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
水澄まし
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| 読み (Reading) |
ミズスマシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
水澄し
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| 読み・基本形 |
ミズスマシ
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| 表記・基本形 |
水澄し
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| 見出し語の読み |
ミズスマシ
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💡 English Meaning
水澄し means “whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater, water strider” — full definition & examples →
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ミズスマシ
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