虫籠

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 虫籠 is read むしかご and names a cage or container for keeping insects.
• Basic usage: In 捕まえた鈴虫を虫籠に入れた。, a captured cricket is placed in an insect cage.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A container for keeping insects
  • 虫籠 is a container for holding insects, distinct from a net used to catch them. In 虫籠に入れた, に marks the destination.