むしけら

Japanese

Alternative spellings
虫けら
虫螻

Etymology

From (むし) (mushi) + 螻蛄(けら) (kera).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しけら [mùshíkérá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ɕike̞ɾa̠]

Noun

むしけら • (mushikera

  1. (derogatory) bug
    Synonym: (mushi)

References

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