紙魚

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See also: 纸鱼

Chinese

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paper fish
trad. (紙魚)
simp. (纸鱼)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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紙魚

  1. silverfish

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しみ
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
衣魚
蠧魚
蠹魚

Etymology

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From Old Japanese (see ). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紙魚纸鱼 (zhǐyú).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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紙魚(しみ) or 紙魚(シミ) (shimi

  1. Any insect of the family Lepismatidae, a silverfish or bristletail.
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      紙魚(しみ)()った(ほん)
      shimi no kutta hon
      A book damaged by silverfish

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN