Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ぎょうちゅう [gyòóchúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡjo̞ːt͡ɕɯᵝː]

Noun

蟯虫 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟯蟲, hiragana ぎょうちゅう, katakana ギョウチュウ, romaji gyōchū, historical hiragana げうちゆう)

1. pinworm

Etymology 2

Middle Chinese 蟯蟲

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) じょうちゅう [jòóchúú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕɯᵝː]

Noun

蟯虫 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟯蟲, hiragana じょうちゅう, romaji jōchū, historical hiragana ぜうちゆう)

1. pinworm

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3