船虫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ふな
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
船蟲 (kyūjitai)
フナムシ
 フナムシ on Japanese Wikipedia
フナムシ(Ligia exotica

Etymology

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(ふな) (funa, ship) + (むし) (mushi, bug).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ふな)(むし) (funamushi

  1. a sea roach, wharf roach (Ligia exotica)
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of 船食虫 (funakuimushi /⁠ふなくいむし⁠/, a shipworm)

References

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