also: あきご
autumn silkworms; fall silkworms
Refers to silkworms raised in the autumn season, as opposed to spring or summer silkworms.
Autumn silkworm cocoons are often smaller than spring ones.
この地域では秋蚕の飼育が盛んだ。
Raising autumn silkworms is popular in this region.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しゅうさん is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than しゅうさん.
Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 蚕 (silkworm). The reading しゅうさん uses the on'yomi of both characters, while あきご combines the kun'yomi of 秋 with a voiced variant of 蚕 (こ → ご).