蛆虫

See also: 蛆蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 蛆虫 – see 蛆蟲 (“maggot; despicable person; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 蛆蟲).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛆 虫
うじ
Hyōgai 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
蛆蟲 (kyūjitai)
うじ虫

Etymology

From 蛆(うじ) (uji, “maggot”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うじむし [ùjíꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ʑimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

蛆(うじ)虫(むし) • (ujimushi) 

  1. maggot

References

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