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フンコロガシ (ふんころがし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フンコロガシ

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Meanings

1

dung beetle; tumblebug

usually written using kana alonecolloquial›

Colloquial term for a dung beetle, especially the ones that roll dung balls. The kanji 糞転がし literally means 'dung roller'.

See also: タマオシコガネ

フンコロガシが糞ふんの玉たまを転ころがしている。

A dung beetle is rolling a ball of dung.

アフリカには大おおきなフンコロガシがいる。

There are large dung beetles in Africa.

Kanji

糞shit, feces, excrement
転revolve, turn around, change

Related words

玉押金亀子たまおしこがね
A more formal or scientific term for a dung beetle, specifically the species that rolls dung balls. フンコロガシ is the common colloquial name.

Built from

ふん+転ころがす

Written forms

フンコロガシUsage50%
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
糞ふん転ころがしUsage50%
Kanji spelling is rare and literary; the word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

From 糞 (ふん, 'dung') + 転がし (ころがし, 'rolling'), literally 'dung roller'. The katakana spelling フンコロガシ is the most common written form.