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アズキゾウムシ (あずきぞうむし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アズキゾウムシ

Meanings

1

noun

adzuki bean weevil

usually written using kana alone

A small beetle that infests stored adzuki beans and other legumes; scientific name Callosobruchus chinensis.

アズキゾウムシは小豆あずきの貯ちょ蔵ぞう害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。
The adzuki bean weevil is known as a stored-product pest of adzuki beans.

Written forms

アズキゾウムシ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
小豆あずき象ぞう虫むし
Kanji spelling is rare; the insect is normally written in kana.

Kanji

小little, small
豆

beans, pea, midget

象elephant, pattern after, imitate

虫insect, bug, temper

Etymology

Compound of 小豆 (azuki, 'adzuki bean') and 象虫 (zōmushi, 'weevil').