蟯虫

See also: 蟯蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蟯	虫
ぎょう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
蟯蟲 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 蟯蟲

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎょーちゅう [gyòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

蟯(ぎょう)虫(ちゅう) or 蟯虫(ギョウチュウ) • (gyōchū) ^{←げうちゆう (geutyuu)^?}

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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蟯	虫
じょう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
蟯蟲 (kyūjitai)

Middle Chinese 蟯蟲

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょーちゅう [jòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

蟯(じょう)虫(ちゅう) • (jōchū) ^{←ぜうちゆう (zeutyuu)^?}

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References

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