害虫

害虫

See also: 害蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 害虫 – see 害蟲 (“harmful insect; insect pest”). (This term, 害虫, is the simplified form of 害蟲.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
害	虫
がい Grade: 4	ちゅう Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
害蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がいちゅう [gàíchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠it͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

害(がい)虫(ちゅう) • (gaichū) ^{←がいちゆう (gaityū)?}

1. a harmful insect, an insect pest

Antonyms

• 益(えき)虫(ちゅう) (ekichū): a beneficial insect

Derived terms

• 害(がい)虫(ちゅう)抵(てい)抗(こう)性(せい)作(さく)物(もつ) (gaichū teikō-sei sakumotsu)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN