兜虫
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 兜 | 虫 |
| かぶと Jinmeiyō | むし Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 甲虫
Etymology
From 兜 (kabuto, “war helmet”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”), in reference to the similarities between its horn and the bit on a Japanese war helmet
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かぶとむし [kàbútóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ka̠bɯ̟ᵝto̞mɯ̟ᵝɕi]
Noun
兜虫 (hiragana かぶとむし, katakana カブトムシ, rōmaji kabutomushi)
- a Japanese rhinoceros beetle