むしけら

Japanese
Alternative spellings
虫けら
虫螻

Etymology

From 虫(むし) (mushi) + 螻蛄(けら) (kera).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むしけら [mùshíkérá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕike̞ɾa̠]

Noun

むしけら • (mushikera) 

  1. (derogatory) bug
    Synonym: 虫 (mushi)

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