鉤虫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉤	虫
こう Hyōgai	ちゅう Grade: 1
kan'on

Alternative spelling
鉤蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーちゅう [kòóchúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

鉤(こう)虫(ちゅう) or 鉤虫(コウチュウ) • (kōchū) 

1. hookworm

   Synonym: 十二指腸虫 (jūnishi-chōchū)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉤	虫
かぎ Hyōgai	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鉤蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かぎむし [kàgíꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

鉤(かぎ)虫(むし) or 鉤虫(カギムシ) • (kagimushi) 

1. velvet worm

   Synonym: 有爪動物 (yūsōdōbutsu)