座頭虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
座頭蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

座頭 (zatō, blind man) + (mushi, insect)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーむし [zàtóꜜòmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠to̞ːmɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

()(とう)(むし) or 座頭虫(ザトウムシ) • (zatōmushi) 

  1. a harvestman (arachnid)

Synonyms

References

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