昆虫

See also: 昆蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 昆虫 – see 昆蟲 (“insect”). (This term is the simplified form of 昆蟲).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昆	虫
こん Grade: S	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
昆蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こんちゅう [kòńchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕɨː]

Noun

昆(こん)虫(ちゅう) • (konchū)

an insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
- 1999 March 6, “昆虫人間(ベーシック・インセクト) [Basic Insect]”, in Starter Box(スターターボックス), Konami:
  
  群(むれ)をなして暮(く)らす昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)。森(もり)の中(なか)は彼(かれ)らの楽(らく)園(えん)だ。
  Mure o nashite kurasu konchū. Mori no naka wa karera no rakuen da.
  These insects live in swarms. Their paradise is in the forest.

Synonyms

虫(むし) (mushi, “bug; worm”)

Derived terms

昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)学(がく) (konchūgaku, “entomology”)
昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) (konchūrui, “insects”)

References

^ 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