人虱

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Japanese

 ヒトジラミ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
しらみ > じらみ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

(hito, human) +‎ (shirami, sucking louse)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと)(じらみ) or 人虱(ヒトジラミ) (hitojirami

  1. A head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) or body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

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