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JLPT N1

寄生

Parasitism; living off a host organism or sponging off others.

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寄生する verb form
寄生している continuous form
寄生した past form
寄生虫 parasite/parasitic worm
Noun, Suru verb

Parasitism / To live off of

Describes the biological process of an organism living on a host for sustenance, or figuratively refers to a person living off others without contributing.

Example

この 種 の ダニ は 犬 に 寄生 する 。

This species of tick is parasitic on dogs.

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寄生
きせい
Parasitism; living off a host organism or sponging off others.
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