毒虫

毒虫

See also: 毒蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 毒虫 – see 毒蟲 (“poisonous insect; drug addict”). (This term, 毒虫, is the simplified form of 毒蟲.)

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
毒	虫
どく Grade: 5	むし Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
毒蟲 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
毒	虫
どく Grade: 5	ちゅう Grade: 1
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
毒蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

毒 (doku, “poison”) +‎ 虫 (“insect”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どく​むし [dòkúꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝɕi]

• (Tokyo) どくちゅう [dòkúchúú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

毒(どく)虫(むし) • (dokumushi) 
毒(どく)虫(ちゅう) • (dokuchū) ^{←どくちゆう (dokutyū)?}

1. a poisonous insect

References

1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN