糞虫

See also: 糞蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
糞 虫
くそ
Hyōgaiji		 むし
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
糞蟲 (kyūjitai)

糞 (kuso, fun, “excrement”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, chū, “bug”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くそ​むし [kùsóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝso̞mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

糞(くそ)虫(むし) • (kusomushi) 

  1. a dung beetle
  2. maggot that infests in excrement

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
糞 虫
ふん
Hyōgaiji		 ちゅう
Grade: 1
kan’on
Alternative spelling
糞蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふんちゅう [fùńchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

糞(ふん)虫(ちゅう) • (funchū) ←ふんちゆう (funtyuu)?

  1. a dung beetle

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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