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])
• 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)