座頭虫

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
goon kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
座頭蟲 (kyūjitai)
 ザトウムシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

座頭(ざとう) (zatō, blind man) + (むし) (mushi, insect)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とう)(むし) or 座頭虫(ザトウムシ) (zatōmushi

  1. a harvestman, arachnids of order Opiliones
    Synonym: 盲蜘蛛 (mekura-gumo)

References

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