座頭虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座 頭 虫
ざ
Grade: 6 		とう
Grade: 2 		むし
Grade: 1
goon kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
座頭蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

座頭(ざとう) (zatō, “blind man”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ざとーむし [zàtóꜜòmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠to̞ːmɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

座(ざ)頭(とう)虫(むし) or 座頭虫(ザトウムシ) • (zatōmushi) 

  1. a harvestman, arachnids of order Opiliones
    Synonym: 盲蜘蛛 (mekura-gumo)

References

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