団子虫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
団 子 虫
だん
Grade: 5		 こ > ご
Grade: 1		 むし
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
團子蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

団子 (dango, “dango”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “mushi”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) だんご​むし [dàńgóꜜ mùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dã̠ŋɡo̞ mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

団(だん)子(ご)虫(むし) • (dango mushi) 

  1. a woodlouse that can curl up into a ball

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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