恙虫

See also: 恙蟲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
恙	虫
つつが Hyōgai	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
恙蟲 (kyūjitai)

ツツガムシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つつがむし [tsùtsúgáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥t͡sɨɡa̠mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

恙(つつが)虫(むし) or 恙虫(ツツガムシ) • (tsutsugamushi)

harvest mite, chigger
Synonym: 赤虫 (akamushi)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ツツガムシ.

Derived terms

恙(つつが)虫(むし)病(びょう) (tsutsugamushibyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
恙	虫
よう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
恙蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よーちゅう [yòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

恙(よう)虫(ちゅう) • (yōchū) ^{←やうちゆう (yautyuu)^?}

harvest mite, chigger

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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