草履虫

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 草履虫 – see 草履蟲 (“paramecium”). (This term is the simplified form of 草履蟲).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草	履	虫
そう > ぞう Grade: 1	り Grade: S	むし Grade: 1
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
草履蟲 (kyūjitai)

ゾウリムシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From 草履 (zōri, “Japanese thonged sandal”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “worm”). Compare Chinese 草履蟲 / 草履虫 (cǎolǚchóng), Korean 짚신벌레 (jipsinbeolle, literally “Korean straw sandal worm”), Vietnamese trùng giày (literally “shoe worm”), trùng đế giày (literally “shoe sole worm”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぞーりむし [zòóríꜜmùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞ːɾʲimɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

草(ぞう)履(り)虫(むし) or 草履虫(ゾウリムシ) • (zōrimushi) ^{←ざうりむし (zaurimusi) or ザウリムシ (zaurimusi)^?}

paramecium