でんでん虫

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
虫
むし
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
でんでん蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Possibly compound of 出(で)ろ (dero, imperative form of 出(で)る (deru, “to go out”), saying when a snail seals in its shell) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dẽ̞ndẽ̞mːɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun[edit]

でんでん虫(むし) • (dendenmushi) 

  1. (childish) Synonym of カタツムリ (katatsumuri, “snail”)

Synonyms[edit]

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