Translation
wāmu means "Worm" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- Normally, when we say "Worm" in English, we're referring to a certain kind of Worm: the Earthworm, or, in Japanese, the mimizu ミミズ. The far less common term, zenchuu 蠕虫, means "Worm" in the generic sense: including aquatic worms, flatworms, etc. [1]
| Romaji | waa | mu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ワ | ー | ム |
| Hiragana | わ | ー | む |
Orthography Notes
- waamu is another way to romanize this word.
- ワー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Trivia
- "Wormhole" in Japanese, the space-y Einstein–Rosen bridge kind, is wāmuhōru ワームホール. [2]
Synonyms
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.
Further Reading
- Worms and leeches - www.wettropics.gov.au, accessed .
- ワームホール - ja.wikipedia.org, accessed .