Word Meaning 甲虫

かぶとむし kabutomushi

甲虫 is read as かぶとむし (kabutomushi) and means rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus).

Meaning

English

  1. rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

Reading

Kana

かぶとむし

Romaji

kabutomushi

Writing Variants

  • 兜虫 かぶとむし kabutomushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136249 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲虫目

こうちゅうもく

Coleoptera (the order of insects containing beetles)

甲虫類

こうちゅうるい

beetles

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

甲高い

かんだかい

high-pitched

甲種

こうしゅ

A-grade

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

こう

1st in rank

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

甲羅

こうら

person's back

甲骨文

こうこつぶん

oracle bone script

甲斐

かい

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

甲南女子大学

こうなんじょしだいがく

Konan Women's University