床虱

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See also: 牀虱, 牀蝨, and 床蝨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 床虱 – see 床蝨 (“bedbug”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 床蝨).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

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床虱

Kanji in this term
床	虱
とこ Grade: S	しらみ > じらみ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

床 (toko, “bed”) +‎ 虱 (shirami, “louse”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とこじらみ (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

床(とこ)虱(じらみ) or 床虱(トコジラミ) • (tokojirami)

bedbug

Synonyms

(bedbug): 南京虫(なんきんむし) (nankinmushi), 床虫(とこむし) (tokomushi)

References

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

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