こうちゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. hookworm
Kanji used
barb
insect
Pitch accent
うちゅう
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
New World hookworm (Necator americanus)
hookworm disease; ancylostomiasis; ankylostomiasis; uncinariasis
old world hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)