船虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
船 虫
ふな
Grade: 2 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
船蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

船(ふな) (funa, “ship”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふなむし [fùnáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

船(ふな)虫(むし) or 船虫(フナムシ) • (funamushi) 

  1. a sea roach, wharf roach (Ligia exotica)
  2. (obsolete) synonym of 船食虫 (funakuimushi /⁠ふなくいむし⁠/, “a shipworm”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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