兜虫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
兜 虫
かぶと
Jinmeiyō		 むし
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
兜蟲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 兜 (kabuto, “war helmet”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”), in reference to the similarities between its horn and the bit on a Japanese war helmet.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かぶと​むし [kàbútóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠bɯ̟ᵝto̞mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

兜(かぶと)虫(むし) • (kabutomushi) 

  1. a Japanese rhinoceros beetle
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