Illustration: A housefly has landed on the rim of a small saucer containing a piece of castella cake in a Japanese home kitchen. Its large compound eyes, short antennae, six slender legs and single pair of transparent wings are clearly visible as it rubs its front feet together.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ハエ

hae

fly

Example sentences

  1. 天井てんじょうにハエがとまっている。

    There is a fly on the ceiling.

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  2. ハエが天井てんじょうにとまっている。

    The fly is on the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはハエを追おい払はらった。

    He shooed the flies away.

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