死番虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死 番 虫
し
Grade: 3 		ばん
Grade: 2 		むし
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
死番蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

死(し) (shi, “death”) + 番(ばん) (ban, “watch over, vigil”) + 虫(むし) (mushi, “insect, bug”), calque of English deathwatch beetle.

Noun

死(し)番(ばん)虫(むし) or 死番虫(シバンムシ) • (shibanmushi) 

  1. deathwatch beetle
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