糞虫

糞虫

See also: 糞蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
糞	虫
くそ Hyōgaiji	むし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
糞蟲 (kyūjitai)

糞 (kuso, fun, “excrement”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, chū, “bug”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くそ​むし [kùsóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝso̞mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

糞(くそ)虫(むし) • (kusomushi) 

1. a dung beetle
2. maggot that infests in excrement

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糞	虫
ふん Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Grade: 1
kan’on

Alternative spelling
糞蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふんちゅう [fùńchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

糞(ふん)虫(ちゅう) • (funchū) ^{←ふんちゆう (funtyū)?}

1. a dung beetle

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN