西洋紙魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	洋	紙	魚
せい Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3	しみ
		Grade: 2	Grade: 2
kan'on	on'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

西洋 (seiyō, “the West”) +‎ 紙魚 (shimi, “silverfish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː ɕimʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)紙魚(しみ) or 西洋紙魚(セイヨウシミ) • (seiyō shimi) 

1. silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum)

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 セイヨウシミ.