蓑虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蓑 虫
みの
Jinmeiyō 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蓑蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みのむし [mìnóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲino̞mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

蓑(みの)虫(むし) or 蓑虫(ミノムシ) • (minomushi) 

  1. bagworm, larva of moths of the family Psychidae
    Synonym: 鬼の子 (oni no ko)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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