衣虱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ころも
Grade: 4
しらみ > じらみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
衣蝨

Etymology

(koromo, clothes) +‎ (sucking louse)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろもじらみ [kòrómójíꜜràmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɾo̞mo̞ʑiɾa̠mʲi]

Noun

(ころも)(じらみ) or 衣虱(コロモジラミ) • (koromojirami

  1. a body louse (Pediculus humanus)

See also