天道虫

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See also: 天道蟲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
天道蟲 (kyūjitai)
てんとう虫
瓢虫
紅娘
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天道虫 (tentō mushi): a ladybug or ladybird.

Etymology

Compound of 天道 (tentō, celestial path; the sun) +‎ (mushi, bug).

There are various theories for the derivation. These include:

Derived species names are generally suffixed with -tentō.

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(とう)(むし) or 天道虫(テントウムシ) (tentō mushiてんたうむし (tentaumusi) or テンタウムシ (tentaumusi)?

  1. a ladybird (UK), ladybug (US), lady beetle (any beetle of family Coccinellidae)
    Hypernym: 甲虫 (kōchū)
  2. Synonym of 並瓢虫 (namitentō): an Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis

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 テントウムシ.

Derived terms

References

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

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