Translation
zenchuu means "Worm" in English.
- 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 | ze | n | chu | u |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | ぜ | ん | ちゅ | う |
| Katakana | ゼ | ン | チュ | ウ |
| Kanji | 蠕 | 虫 | ||
| Meaning | Crawl | Bug | ||
| School Level | ✕ | 小１ | ||
Orthography Notes
- ちゅ is a compound kana representing a single syllable with multiple characters.
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 .