昆虫

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See also: 昆蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 昆虫 – see 昆蟲 (“insect”).
(This term is the simplified form of 昆蟲).
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Japanese

 昆虫 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
昆 虫
こん
Grade: S 		ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
昆蟲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

昆(こん)虫(ちゅう) • (konchū) 

  1. an insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
    • 1999 March 6, “昆虫人間(ベーシック・インセクト) [Basic Insect]”, in Starter Box(スターターボックス), Konami:
      群(むれ)をなして暮(く)らす昆(こん)虫(ちゅう)。森(もり)の中(なか)は彼(かれ)らの楽(らく)園(えん)だ。
      Mure o nashite kurasu konchū. Mori no naka wa karera no rakuen da.
      These insects live in swarms. Their paradise is in the forest.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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