つくつく法師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法 師
ほう > ぼう
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Onomatopoeia, from its call; 法師(ぼうし) (-bōshi) is ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つくつくぼーし [tsùkútsúkúbóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨkɯ̟t͡sɨkɯ̟bo̞ːɕi]

Noun

つくつく法(ぼう)師(し) or つくつく法師(ボウシ) • (tsukutsukubōshi) 

  1. elongate cicada, Meimuna opalifera

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

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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