真田虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	田	虫
さな Grade: 3	た > だ Grade: 1	むし Grade: 1
nanori	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
眞田蟲 (kyūjitai) 絛虫条虫

Etymology

From 真田 (Sanada, “braided cord”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “worm; bug”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さなだむし [sànádáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [sa̠na̠da̠mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

真(さな)田(だ)虫(むし) or 真田虫(サナダムシ) • (Sanadamushi)

a tapeworm

References

“〈真田虫〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025