絛虫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
絛	虫
さなだ Hyōgai	むし Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
絛蟲 (kyūjitai)

The kanji are jukujikun (熟(じゅく)字(じ)訓(くん)).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

絛(さなだ)虫(むし) or 絛虫(サナダムシ) • (Sanadamushi)

alternative spelling of 真田虫 (“tapeworm”) (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
絛	虫
じょう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
絛蟲 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーちゅう [jòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

絛(じょう)虫(ちゅう) or 絛虫(ジョウチュウ) • (jōchū) ^{←でうちゆう (deutyuu) or デウチユウ (deutyuu)^?}

synonym of 真田虫 (Sanadamushi, “tapeworm”) (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda)

References

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