床虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
床	虫
とこ Grade: S	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
床蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

床 (toko, “bed”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “insect”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とこむし [tòkóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞ko̞mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

床(とこ)虫(むし) or 床虫(トコムシ) • (tokomushi)

bedbug

Synonyms

(bedbug): 床虱(とこじらみ) (tokojirami), 南京虫(なんきんむし) (nankinmushi)

References

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