松虫
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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松 | 虫 |
まつ Grade: 4 | むし Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 松 (matsu, “pine tree”) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) まつむし [màtsúꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝɕi]
Noun
松虫 (hiragana まつむし, katakana マツムシ, rōmaji matsumushi)
- a pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)