黄金虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄 金 虫
こ
Grade: 2 		かね > がね
Grade: 1 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黄金(こがね) (kogane) + 虫(むし) (mushi)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ne̞mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

黄(こ)金(がね)虫(むし) or 黄金虫(コガネムシ) • (koganemushi) 

  1. Mimela splendens, a species of shining leaf chafer

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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