 "Mushi" is Japanese for insect, and "kabuto" is Japanese for helmet, literally referring to the samurai helmet.The beetle's Korean name 'Jangsupungdeng-i(장수풍뎅이, "General beetle") is similar in nature.In Chinese the beetle is called '獨角仙' (which translates to 'single-horned immortal') or '雙叉犀金龜'.