“Yellow jacket” in Japanese
Short answer
Yellow jacket in Japanese is “スズメ蜂” (suzumebachi). Full meaning: hornet, yellow jacket, wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), yak-killer hornet.
Other ways to say “Yellow jacket” in Japanese
熊蜂
kumabachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
熊ん蜂
kumanbachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
すずめ蜂
suzumebachi hornet, yellow jacket, wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), yak-killer hornet
くまばち
kumabachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
クマバチ
kumabachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
クマンバチ
kumanbachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
くまんばち
kumanbachi Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp, hornet, yellow jacket
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