甲虫

See also: 甲蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 甲虫 – see 甲蟲 (“beetle; pangolin”). (This term is the simplified form of 甲蟲).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	虫
こう Grade: S	ちゅう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
甲蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

甲(こう)虫(ちゅう) • (kōchū) 

1. beetle

   Synonym: ビートル (biitoru)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	虫
かぶと Grade: S	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
甲蟲 (kyūjitai) 兜虫 かぶと虫

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯ̟to̞mɯ̟ɕi]
• (Tokyo) かぶとむし [kàbútóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])

Noun

甲(かぶと)虫(むし) or 甲虫(カブトムシ) • (kabutomushi) 

1. Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)

Usage notes

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

References

• “甲虫”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026