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 mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

団(だん)子(ご)虫(むし) or 団子虫(ダンゴムシ) • (dango mushi)

a woodlouse that can curl up into a ball

See also

草鞋虫(わらじむし) (waraji mushi)

References

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