蟯虫

蟯虫

See also: 蟯蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蟯	虫
ぎょう Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 蟯蟲

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぎょーちゅう [gyòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ːt͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

蟯虫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟯蟲, hiragana ぎょうちゅう, katakana ギョウチュウ, rōmaji gyōchū, historical hiragana げうちゆう)

1. pinworm

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蟯	虫
じょう Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 蟯蟲

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) じょーちゅう [jòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

蟯虫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟯蟲, hiragana じょうちゅう, rōmaji jōchū, historical hiragana ぜうちゆう)

1. pinworm

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3