- dangomushi pillbug, pill bug, woodlouse, sowbug, sow bug, slater
Used in everyday conversation or children's nature talk to refer to the small, armored, rolling arthropod found in gardens; neutral register.
庭でダンゴ虫を見つけた。
Niwa de dangomushi o mitsuketa.
I found a pillbug in the garden.
ダンゴ虫は触ると丸くなる。
Dangomushi wa sawaru to maruku naru.
A pillbug curls up when touched.
⚖️ Often confused with ワラジムシ, which cannot roll into a ball.
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