臥蚕

臥蚕

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臥	蚕
が Jinmeiyō	さん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) がさん [gàsáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠sã̠ɴ]

Noun

臥蚕 (hiragana がさん, rōmaji gasan, historical hiragana ぐわさん)

1. a silkworm that is resting in preparation for moulting

Derived terms

• 臥 (が)蚕 (さん)眉 (び) (gasanbi)

References

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