赤虫

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤 虫
あか
Grade: 1 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
赤蟲 (kyūjitai)
アカムシ (sense 1): a blood worm
アカムシ (sense 2): a red velvet mite
アカムシ (sense 3): chironomid larva

Etymology

From 赤(あか) (aka, “red”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

Noun

赤(あか)虫(むし) or 赤虫(アカムシ) • (akamushi) 

  1. bloodworm, various worms of the family Eunicidae; often used as fishing bait or fish food
    Synonym: 磯目 (isome)
    フリーズドライ赤(あか)虫(むし)
    furīzu-dorai akamushi
    freeze-dried bloodworms
  2. red velvet mite, harvest mite, various mites of the family Trombidiidae; (especially) Trombicula akamushi
    Synonym: 恙虫 (tsutsugamushi)
  3. larva of a chironomid, lake fly, any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae
    See also: 揺蚊 (yusurika)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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