船虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
船 虫
ふな
Grade: 2 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
船蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

船(ふな) (funa, “ship”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ふなむし [fùnáꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

船(ふな)虫(むし) or 船虫(フナムシ) • (funamushi) 

  1. a sea roach, wharf roach (Ligia exotica)
  2. a sea louse (Caligidae)
  3. (obsolete) synonym of 船食虫 (funakuimushi, “a shipworm”)

Usage notes

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

References

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