Where does “兜虫” come from?

兜虫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 虫 — a bug, insect, worm; a serpent, snake; a worm.

兜虫 (Japanese): a Japanese rhinoceros beetle

Definitions

  1. a Japanese rhinoceros beetle

Ancestry of “兜虫”, step by step

兜虫 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 虫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese虫a bug, insect, worm; a serpent, snake; a worm

via Japanese 兜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兜helmet

Words derived from “兜虫”

Every word from Japanese 虫 →