死番虫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
死 番 虫
し
Grade: 3		 ばん
Grade: 2		 むし
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
死番蟲 (kyūjitai)
シバンムシ

Etymology

死(し) (shi, “death”) + 番(ばん) (ban, “watch over, vigil”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect, bug”), calque of English deathwatch beetle.

Noun

死(し)番(ばん)虫(むし) • (shibanmushi) 

  1. deathwatch beetle
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