益虫
See also: 益蟲
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 益虫 – see 益蟲 (“beneficial insect; beneficial bug”). (This term, 益虫, is the simplified form of 益蟲.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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益 | 虫 |
えき Grade: 5 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) えきちゅう [èk
íchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2] - IPA(key): [e̞kʲi̥t͡ɕɨᵝː]
- (Tokyo) えきちゅう [èk
Noun
益虫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 益蟲, hiragana えきちゅう, rōmaji ekichū)
- beneficial insect
Antonyms
- 害虫 (gaichū, “harmful insect”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN