団子虫

団子虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
団	子	虫
だん Grade: 5	こ > ご Grade: 1	むし Grade: 1

Etymology

団子 (dango, “dango”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “mushi”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だんご​むし [dàńgóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [dã̠ŋɡo̞ mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

団子虫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 團子蟲, hiragana だんごむし, katakana ダンゴムシ, rōmaji dango mushi)

1. a woodlouse that can curl up into a ball

See also

• 草鞋虫 (わらじむし) (waraji mushi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN