てんとう虫

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
てんとう蟲 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of てんとう虫 – see the following entry.

【天道虫てんとうむし】 [noun] a ladybird (UK), ladybug (US), lady beetle (any beetle of family Coccinellidae) [noun] Synonym of 並瓢虫 (namitentō): an Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis Alternative spellings 瓢虫, 紅娘, テントウムシ

(This term, てんとう虫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)