Translation

kabuto-mushi means "Rhinoceros Beetle" in English.

kabuto-mushi is normally written with katakana, as カブトムシ.
kabuto-mushi written with hiragana is かぶとむし.
kabuto-mushi written with kanji is 兜虫.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
Romaji ka bu to mu shi
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
Meaning Helmet Bug
School Level 小1

kabuto-mushi may also be written as カブト虫 or 甲虫.

Homonyms & Similar Words

Synonyms

Allomyrina dichotomus, Trypoxylus dichotomus.
Scientific name: Allomyrina dichotoma.

Further Reading

  1. カブトムシ - ja.wikipedia.org, accessed .