座頭虫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
座 頭 虫
ざ
Grade: 6		 とう
Grade: 2		 むし
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
座頭蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

座頭 (zatō, “blind man”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “insect”)

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

Noun

座(ざ)頭(とう)虫(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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