あかむし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
赤虫

アカムシ (sense 1): a blood worm

アカムシ (sense 2): a red velvet mite

アカムシ (sense 3): chironomid larva

Etymology

From 赤(あか) (aka, “red”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あか​むし [àkáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) あかむし [àkámúshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

あかむし or アカムシ • (akamushi) ^{←あかむし (akamusi)?}

1. bloodworm, various worms of the family Eunicidae; often used as fishing bait or fish food

   Synonyms: 多毛類 (tamōrui), イソメ (isome)

   フリーズドライ赤(あか)虫(むし)

   furīzu-dorai akamushi

   freeze-dried bloodworms

2. red velvet mite, harvest mite, various mites of the family Trombidiidae; (especially) Trombicula akamushi

   Synonyms: 恙虫 (tsutsugamushi), ツツガムシ

3. chironomid, lake fly, any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae

   Synonym: ユスリカ (yusurika)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

• 多毛類 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• ツツガムシ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• ユスリカ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja