南京虫

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 南京蟲 (“bedbug”).
(This term is the simplified form of 南京蟲).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
南京蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

南京 (Nankin, Nanjing) +‎ (mushi, insect)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んきんむし [nàńkíꜜǹmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲĩmːɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

(なん)(きん)(むし) or 南京虫(ナンキンムシ) • (nankinmushi

  1. bedbug

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN