兜虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兜	虫
かぶと Jinmeiyō	むし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
兜蟲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 甲虫

Etymology

From 兜 (kabuto, “war helmet”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”), in reference to the similarities between its horn and the bit on a Japanese war helmet.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かぶと​むし [kàbútóꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠bɯ̟ᵝto̞mɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

兜(かぶと)虫(むし) or 兜虫(カブトムシ) • (kabutomushi) 

1. a Japanese rhinoceros beetle