Ladybird

Japanese: ladybird
Ladybird

… [Chokane Hayashi]
[Name and Folklore]
Ladybugs are the most beloved insects in the West. They are nicknamed "ladybug (ladybird)" in English (the latter is an abbreviation of Our Lady's bird), Marienkäfer in German, and "cheval de la Vierge" and "God's insect bête à bon Dieu" in French. The reason this insect is associated with heaven is probably because when you let it land on your finger, it always rises up and flies out from your fingertip, and because of its adorable color and shape.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ladybird" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【林 長閑】
[名称と民俗]
 テントウムシは欧米でもっとも愛されている虫である。その愛称も英語では〈マリア様の虫(鳥)ladybug(ladybird)〉(後者はOur Lady’s birdの略),ドイツ語でも同じでMarienkäfer,フランス語では〈マリア様のお馬cheval de la Vierge〉〈神様の虫bête à bon Dieu〉などである。この虫が天上と結びつくのは,指にとまらせると必ず上へと上がっていき,指先から飛びたつこと,その色彩と形が愛らしいことによるのであろう。…

※「ladybird」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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