うじむし

Japanese
Alternative spellings
蛆虫
うじ虫

Etymology

From 蛆(うじ) (uji, “maggot”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うじ​むし [ùjíꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝʑimɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

うじむし • (ujimushi) 

  1. maggot

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