益虫

See also: 益蟲

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 益虫 – see 益蟲 (“beneficial insect; beneficial bug”).
(This term is the simplified form of 益蟲).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
益 虫
えき
Grade: 5		 ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
益蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) えきちゅう [èkíchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [e̞kʲi̥t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

益(えき)虫(ちゅう) • (ekichū) 

  1. beneficial insect

Antonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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