死番虫

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

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[edit]

() (shi, death) + (ばん) (ban, watch over, vigil) + (むし) (mushi, insect, bug), calque of English deathwatch beetle.

Noun[edit]

()(ばん)(むし) (shibanmushi

  1. deathwatch beetle