Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 人
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虱
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ひと Grade: 1
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しらみ > じらみ Hyōgai
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| kun'yomi
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Etymology
人 (hito, “human”) + 虱 (shirami, “sucking louse”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ひとじらみ [h
ìtójíꜜràmì] (Nakadaka – [3]) - IPA(key): [çi̥to̞ʑiɾa̠mʲi]
Noun
人虱 or 人虱 • (hitojirami)
- A head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) or body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)
See also