鉤虫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉤	虫
こう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
kan'on

Alternative spelling
鉤蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーちゅう [kòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

鉤(こう)虫(ちゅう) or 鉤虫(コウチュウ) • (kōchū)

hookworm
Synonym: 十二指腸虫 (jūnishi-chōchū)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉤	虫
かぎ Hyōgai	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鉤蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かぎむし [kàgíꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

鉤(かぎ)虫(むし) or 鉤虫(カギムシ) • (kagimushi)

velvet worm
Synonym: 有爪動物 (yūsōdōbutsu)

References

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