虱

See also: 風 and 蝨

虱	U+8671, 虱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8671

← 虰
[U+8670]

CJK Unified Ideographs

虲 →
[U+8672]

Translingual

Han character

虱 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+2, 8 strokes, cangjie input 弓竹中戈 (NHLI), four-corner 1711₀, composition ⿹⺄䖝)

Derived characters

鯴, 鲺

Additional Derived Characters

𰇽, 𧌡, 𥮸

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1076, character 26
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32812
Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2834, character 1
Unihan data for U+8671

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 虱 – see 蝨 (“louse; parasite”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 蝨).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

虱

(Hyōgai kanji)

louse

Readings

Go-on: しち (shichi)
Kan-on: しつ (shitsu)
Kun: しらみ (shirami, 虱)

Compounds

虱目魚(サバヒー) (sabahī)
壁虱(ダニ) (dani)
金魚虱(チョウ), 魚虱(チョウ) (chō)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
虱
しらみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
蝨 (rare) 𬠀 (rare)

First attested in the Shinsen Jikyō (c. 900 CE). Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *sirami. The initial sira may be 白 (shira-, “white”), but further etymology is unknown.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しらみ [shìrámí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠mʲi]

Noun

虱(しらみ) or 虱(シラミ) • (shirami)

a sucking louse, especially the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)
Synonym: 半風子 (hanpūshi)

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 シラミ (shirami).

Derived terms

虱(しらみ)潰(つぶ)し (shirami-tsubushi)
虱(シラミ)蠅(バエ) (shiramibae)
虱(しらみ)紐(ひも) (shirami himo)
虱(しらみ)本(ぼん) (shiramibon)
頭(アタマ)虱(ジラミ) (atama-jirami)
魚(ウオ)虱(ジラミ) (uojirami)
木(キ)虱(ジラミ) (kijirami)
草(クサ)虱(ジラミ) (kusajirami)
桑(クワ)木(キ)虱(ジラミ) (kuwaki-jirami)
毛(ケ)虱(ジラミ) (kejirami)
衣(コロモ)虱(ジラミ) (koromo-jirami)
床(トコ)虱(ジラミ) (tokojirami)
羽(ハ)虱(ジラミ) (hajirami)
花(はな)見(み)虱(じらみ) (hanami-jirami)
人(ヒト)虱(ジラミ) (hitojirami)
藪(ヤブ)虱(ジラミ) (yabujirami)

Proverbs

虱(しらみ)の皮(かわ)を千枚(せんまい)に剝(は)ぐ (shirami no kawa o senmai ni hagu)
虱(しらみ)の皮(かわ)を槍(やり)で剝(は)ぐ (shirami no kawa o yari de hagu)
虱(しらみ)を捫(ひね)って当世(とうせい)の務(む)を談(だん)ず (shirami o hinette tōsei no mu o danzu)
口中(こうちゅう)の虱(しらみ) (kōchū no shirami)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

虱 • (seul) (hangeul 슬, revised seul, McCune–Reischauer sŭl, Yale sul)

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[NKD2P-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN

[DJR4-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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