虫メガネ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虫
むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟲メガネ (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 虫メガネ – see the following entry.
【虫眼鏡むしめがね】
[noun] a magnifying glass
[noun] a microscope
[noun] (slang, sumo) the lowest rank in major-league sumo, so called because the 力士 (rikishi, “sumo wrestler”) names are displayed at the bottom of the 番付 (banzuke, “sumo rankings list or program”) in a small font, requiring the use of a magnifying glass to read easily
(This term, 虫メガネ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.