象虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
象 虫
ぞう
Grade: 5 		むし
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
象蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 象 (zō, “elephant”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぞーむし [zóꜜòmùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡zo̞ːmɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

象(ぞう)虫(むし) or 象虫(ゾウムシ) • (zōmushi) ←ざうむし (zaumusi) or ザウムシ (zaumusi)?

  1. a weevil

References

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