船食虫

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Japanese

 フナクイムシ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ふな
Grade: 2
く(い)
Grade: 2
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
船食蟲 (kyūjitai)
船喰虫

Etymology

(funa, ship) +‎ 食い (kui, eating) +‎ (mushi, worm; bug)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ふな)(くい)(むし) or 船食虫(フナクイムシ) (funakuimushiふなくひむし (funakufimusi) or フナクヒムシ (funakufimusi)?

  1. a shipworm