Japanese Word Entry
蛔蟲Simplified Japanese form: 回虫
| Kana: | かいちゅう |
| Romaji: | kaichuu |
| Definition: | roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), mawworm, intestinal worm |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 蛔 | intestinal worms, tapeworm |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄟˊ (huí) |
| Cantonese: | wui4 |
| Japanese: | カイ (kai)、 ユウ (yuu) / かいちゅう (kaichuu)、 はらのむし (haranomushi) |
| Korean: | 회 (hoe) |
| Vietnamese: | hồi |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 蚘 |
| 蟲 | insect, bug, temper, worms, insects |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄨㄥˊ (chóng), ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng), ㄊㄨㄥˊ (tóng) |
| Cantonese: | cung4 |
| Japanese: | チュウ (chuu)、 キ (ki) / むし (mushi) |
| Korean: | 충 (chung), 훼 (hwe) |
| Vietnamese: | trùng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 虫 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 虫 |
| Semantic variant form: | 虫 |