虫嫌い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虫 嫌
むし
Grade: 1 		きら > ぎら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟲嫌い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect”) + 嫌(きら)い (kirai, “hate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むしぎらい [mùshígíꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ɕiɡʲiɾa̠i]

Noun

虫(むし)嫌(ぎら)い • (mushi-girai) 

  1. dislike of insects
  2. entomophobia
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