昆虫

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).
Notes:

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こんちゅう [kòńchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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