死番虫

死番虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	番	虫
し Grade: 3	ばん Grade: 2	むし Grade: 1
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling	シバンムシ

Etymology

死(し) (shi, “death”) + 番(ばん) (ban, “watch over, vigil”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect, bug”), calque of English deathwatch beetle.

Noun

死番虫(しばんむし) • (shibanmushi) 

1. deathwatch beetle