象虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
象	虫
ぞう Grade: 5	むし Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
象蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 象 (zō, “elephant”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぞーむし [zóꜜòmùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞ːmɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

象(ぞう)虫(むし) or 象虫(ゾウムシ) • (zōmushi) ^{←ざうむし (zaumusi) or ザウムシ (zaumusi)?}

1. a weevil

References

• “象虫”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025