What does kanji 蝨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蝨 is lice.

How is kanji 蝨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蝨 are しらみ; the onyomi readings are シツ.

What words use kanji 蝨?

Example words that use kanji 蝨 include チーズ壁蝨, 金魚蝨, 杉の葉壁蝨, 壁蝨.

Kanken 1

蝨

Meaning

Kanji 蝨

lice

lice, vermin

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しらみ
Onyomi 音読み: シツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 虱 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 蝱 • 螙 • 煢 • 螽 • 蟁 • 卂 • 迅

Related vocabulary

Showing 6 common entries

Showing 6 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

チーズ壁蝨

チーズだに

cheese mite

金魚蝨

ちょう

Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)

杉の葉壁蝨

すぎのはだに

sugi spider mite (Oligonychus hondoensis)

壁蝨

だに

tick (Acari spp.)

毛壁蝨

けだに

hairy mite (esp. red velvet mite, Trombidiidae spp.)

葉壁蝨

はだに

spider mite (any mite of family Tetranychidae)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その猫には蝨がついている。

That cat has lice.

昔は蝨に悩まされる人も多かった。

In the past, many people suffered from lice.

蝨を見つけたので、すぐに髪を洗った。

I found lice, so I washed my hair right away.

この薬は蝨を駆除するのに役立つ。

This medicine helps get rid of lice.

不潔な環境では蝨が広がりやすい。

Lice spread easily in unclean environments.