七節

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	節
なな Grade: 1	ふし Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
七節 (kyūjitai) 竹節虫

ナナフシ

Etymology

From 七 (nana, “seven”) +‎ 節 (fushi, “joint”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なな​ふし [nànáꜜfùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠ɸɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

七(なな)節(ふし) • (nanafushi) 

1. a stick insect

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ナナフシ.