What does kanji 虫 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 虫 is insect.

How is kanji 虫 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 虫 are むし; the onyomi readings are チュウ, キ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 虫?

Kanji 虫 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 虫?

The main radical for kanji 虫 is 虫.

What words use kanji 虫?

Example words that use kanji 虫 include 虫喰い, 虫食む, 虫垂炎, 虫よけ.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 10

虫

Meaning

Kanji 虫

insect

insect, bug, temper

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: むし
Onyomi 音読み: チュウキ
Nanori 名乗り: む

Old form: 蟲 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1351
Strokes: 6
Radical: 虫
Components: 虫
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 427 entries that include this kanji.

虫喰い

むしくい

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

虫食む

むしばむ

to be worm-eaten

虫垂炎

ちゅうすいえん

appendicitis

虫よけ

むしよけ

insecticide

虫あみ

むしあみ

butterfly net

虫えい

ちゅうえい

gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)

虫がいい

むしがいい

selfish

虫かご

むしかご

insect cage

虫がつく

むしがつく

to become verminous

虫が好かない

むしがすかない

disliking

虫が騒ぐ

むしがさわぐ

to be itching to do something

虫が知らせる

むしがしらせる

to forebode

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭で珍しい虫を見つけた。

i found a rare insect in the garden.

この虫は人を刺しません。

this insect does not sting people.

夏になると虫が多くなる。

when summer comes, there are more bugs.

虫よけを持ってきてください。

please bring insect repellent.

葉っぱに小さな虫がついている。

there is a small bug on the leaf.

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