恙虫

See also: 恙蟲

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
恙	虫
つつが Hyōgaiji	むし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
恙蟲 (kyūjitai) ツツガムシ

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

Noun

恙(つつが)虫(むし) • (tsutsugamushi)

harvest mite, chigger

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)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
恙	虫
よう Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Grade: 1
on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
恙蟲 (kyūjitai)

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

Noun

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

harvest mite, chigger

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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