横川吸虫

Reading

Kana: よこがわきゅうちゅう

Romaji: yokogawakyūchū

Definition

noun

1

Metagonimus yokogawai (species of intestinal fluke)

Kanji

横

Readings: オウ、 よこ

Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

吸

Readings: キュウ、 す.う

Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

虫

Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし

Meanings: insect, bug, temper