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Dictionary: “虫”

虫

むし

insect; bug; cricket; moth

Example sentence

She has a strong dislike of insects.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

虫
On
ちゅう;き
Kun
むし
Stroke count
6

・insect

・bug

・temper

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Related words to 虫

49 related words

虫歯

むしば

→

tooth decay;cavity;decayed tooth;dental caries

虫

むし

→

worm;roundworm

虫

むし

→

thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings;(one's) unconscious

虫

むし

→

nervousness;fretfulness

虫

むし

→

person devoted to one thing;single-minded person

虫

むし

→

valve core

虫

むし

→

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

虫除け

むしよけ

→

insecticide;insect repellent

虫垂炎

ちゅうすいえん

→

appendicitis

虫食い

むしくい

→

worm-eaten;moth-eaten

虫食い

むしくい

→

holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.

虫食い

むしくい

→

leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus);chiffchaff;willow wren

虫の声

むしのこえ

→

singing of insects (esp. in autumn);sound of insects

虫の居所が悪い

むしのいどころがわるい

→

irritable;bad-tempered

虫の息

むしのいき

→

dying breath;dying whisper;being at death's door

虫の知らせ

むしのしらせ

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feeling in one's bones;foreboding;premonition;presentiment;gut feeling;gut instinct

虫刺され

むしさされ

→

insect bite;bug bite;sting

虫えい

ちゅうえい

→

gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)

虫の音

むしのね

→

calls and sounds made by insects

虫けら

むしけら

→

worm;insect

虫売り

むしうり

→

insect peddler (esp. fireflies and crickets)

虫卵

ちゅうらん

→

insect egg;insect eggs

虫こぶ

むしこぶ

→

cecidium;gall

虫干し

むしぼし

→

airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)

虫垂切除術

ちゅうすいせつじょじゅつ

→

appendectomy;appendisectomy;appendicectomy

虫取り

むしとり

→

insect catching;bug catching

虫がいい

むしがいい

→

selfish;asking too much

虫が知らせる

むしがしらせる

→

to forebode;to have a presentiment

虫媒花

ちゅうばいか

→

entomophilous flower

虫害

ちゅうがい

→

insect damage

虫ピン

むしピン

→

pin (esp. for mounting insects);setting pin

虫が騒ぐ

むしがさわぐ

→

to be itching to do something

虫封じ

むしふうじ

→

incantation to rid a child of insects traditionally believed to cause disease;charm to cure colic, tantrums, etc.

虫かご

むしかご

→

insect cage

虫垂

ちゅうすい

→

(vermiform) appendix

虫唾が走る

むしずがはしる

→

to be disgusted;to be repulsed;to get the creeps

虫も殺さぬ

むしもころさぬ

→

innocent-looking;looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly;looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth

虫媒

ちゅうばい

→

entomophily

虫を殺す

むしをころす

→

to control one's temper

虫取り網

むしとりあみ

→

butterfly net;net for catching insects

虫拳

むしけん

→

mushi-ken

虫ゴム

むしゴム

→

valve rubber

虫偏

むしへん

→

kanji "insect" radical at left

虫引虻

むしひきあぶ

→

robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)

虫国

ちゅうごく

→

China

虫に触る

むしにさわる

→

to have a stomach ache

虫出し

むしだし

→

first spring thunderstorm of the year

虫が付く

むしがつく

→

to become verminous;to be infested with insects;to begin to keep bad company;to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover

虫様垂

ちゅうようすい

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(vermiform) appendix