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カブトムシ Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
rhinoceros beetle ; Japanese rhinoceros beetle
usually written using kana alone
Specifically refers to the Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus), a large beetle with a distinctive horn. Often kept as a pet by children in Japan.
幼よう
虫ちゅう
は
腐ふ
葉よう
土ど
の
中なか
で
育そだ
つ
。
Rhinoceros beetle larvae grow in leaf mold.
Written forms カブトムシ Usage 67%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
甲かぶと 虫むし Usage 18%
Kanji spelling; rarely used. 甲虫 can also be read こうちゅう (beetle in general).
カブト 虫むし Usage 10%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-katakana form.
かぶとむし Usage 2%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
かぶと 虫むし Usage 2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed hiragana-kanji form.
兜かぶと 虫むし Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling using 兜 (helmet).
Kanji 甲 armor, high (voice), A grade Similar words クワガタムシ Stag beetle; another popular large beetle in Japan, but with large mandibles instead of a horn.
甲こう 虫ちゅう General term for beetles (order Coleoptera). カブトムシ is a specific species.
Etymology From カブト (兜, helmet) + ムシ (虫, insect), referring to the horn that resembles a samurai helmet (kabuto).