糞虫

See also: 糞蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
糞	虫
くそ Hyōgai	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
糞蟲 (kyūjitai) クソ虫

糞 (kuso, “excrement”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くそむし [kùsóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊so̞mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

糞(くそ)虫(むし) or 糞虫(クソムシ) • (kusomushi)

a dung beetle
maggot that infests in excrement

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糞	虫
ふん Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
kan'on

Alternative spellings
糞蟲 (kyūjitai) フン虫

糞 (fun, “excrement”) +‎ 虫 (chū, “bug”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふんちゅう [fùńchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ɲ̟t͡ɕɨː]

Noun

糞(ふん)虫(ちゅう) or 糞虫(フンチュウ) • (funchū) ^{←ふんちゆう (funtyuu)^?}

a dung beetle

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN