皮虫
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 皮虫 – see 皮蟲 (“Knot beetle”). (This term is the simplified form of 皮蟲). |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 皮 | 虫 |
| かわ Grade: 3 |
むし Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 皮蟲 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
kapamushi → kaɸamushi → kawamushi. Literally 皮 (kawa, “skin, fur, hair”) + 虫 (mushi, “insect”).
Noun
皮虫 • (kawamushi) ←かはむし (kafamusi)?
- caterpillar
- Synonym: 毛虫 (kemushi)
- 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 8, page 68:
- 烏毛虫 兼名苑云、髯虫。一名烏毛虫、加波无之
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- circa 11th century, Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari
- かは虫の、心ふかきさましたるこそ心にくけれ
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- circa 11th century, Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari
- かは虫の蝶とはなるなり
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References
- Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
- Ōtsuki, Osamu with Gen'e Imai, Sumiaki Morishita, Masao Karashima (1992) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 26: Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari, Torikaebaya Monogatari (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN