並瓢虫
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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並 | 瓢 | 虫 |
なみ Grade: 6 |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 |
Irregular |
Etymology
Compound of 並 (nami, “average, ordinary”) + 天道 (tentō, literally, “celestial path”, but here referring to 天道虫 (tentō mushi, “ladybird, ladybug”); the 瓢虫 spelling is an alternative for tentō mushi).[1][2]
The use 瓢虫 for the tentō portion is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese.
Pronunciation
Noun
並瓢虫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 竝瓢蟲, hiragana なみてんとう, katakana ナミテントウ, rōmaji nami tentō, historical hiragana なみてんたう, historical katakana ナミテンタウ)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ナミテントウ.
- Sometimes called as simply 天道虫 (tentō mushi).[1]
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