苔虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苔	虫
こけ Jinmeiyō	むし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
苔蟲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• コケムシ (kokemushi)

Etymology

From 苔 (koke, “moss”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “bug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ke̞mɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

苔(こけ)虫(むし) • (kokemushi) 

1. bryozoan