草鞋虫

草鞋虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草	鞋	虫
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji	むし Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

草鞋 (waraji, “straw sandals”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “insect”)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) わらじ​むし [wàrájíꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ʑi mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Alternative forms

• 鼠姑

Noun

草鞋虫 (hiragana わらじむし, katakana ワラジムシ, rōmaji waraji mushi, historical hiragana わらぢむし)

1. a woodlouse that cannot curl up into a ball

See also

• 団子虫 (だんごむし) (dangomushi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN