お
阿
きく
菊
むし
虫

noun

Colloquialism.
  1. chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
阿
きく
菊
むし
虫
 阿菊虫 おきくむし
おきくむし
螠虫
 螠虫 おきくむし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Africa, flatter, fawn upon
おもね.る　ア　あわ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
can, passable, approval
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
chrysanthemum
キク (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
handful
キク　コク　むす.ぶ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)