臥蚕

Japanese
Kanji in this term
臥 蚕
が
Jinmeiyō		 さん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
臥蠶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) がさん [gàsáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠sã̠ɴ]

Noun

臥(が)蚕(さん) • (gasan) ←ぐわさん (gwasan)?

  1. a silkworm that is resting in preparation for moulting

Derived terms
  • 臥蚕眉(がさんび) (gasanbi)

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