髪切虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
髪	切	虫
かみ Grade: S	きり Grade: 2	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
髮切蟲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

髪切 (kamikiri) — by ellipsis

Etymology

By surface analysis, 髪(かみ)切(きり) (kamikiri, “kamikiri”, literally “haircutter”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Noun

髪(かみ)切(きり)虫(むし) or 髪切虫(カミキリムシ) • (kamikiri-mushi)

longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae)

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 カミキリムシ (kamikiri-mushi).