昆虫

昆虫

See also: 昆蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 昆虫 – see 昆蟲 (“insect”). (This term, 昆虫, is the simplified form of 昆蟲.)

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
昆	虫
こん Grade: S	ちゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
昆蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) こんちゅう [kòńchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

昆(こん)虫(ちゅう) • (konchū)  (kyūjitai 昆蟲)

1. an insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
   • 1999 March 6, “昆虫人間(ベーシック・インセクト) [Basic Insect]”, in Starter Box(スターターボックス), Konami:

     群(むれ)をなして暮(く)らす昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)。森(もり)の中(なか)は彼(かれ)らの楽(らく)園(えん)だ。

     Mure o nashite kurasu konchū. Mori no naka wa karera no rakuen da.

     These insects live in swarms. Their paradise is in the forest.

Synonyms

• 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug; worm”)

Derived terms

• 昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)学(がく) (konchūgaku, “entomology”)
• 昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) (konchūrui, “insects”)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN