Word Meaning 害虫 (Gaichuu): Harmful Insect, Noxious Insect

Meaning

English

harmful insect
noxious insect
vermin
pest

Reading

Kana

がいちゅう

Romaji

gaichuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 益虫 Related Words 新芽,幼芽,若芽,虫 Rank 6178 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

病害虫

びょうがいちゅう

(insect) pest

害虫駆除

がいちゅうくじょ

extermination of insect pests

衛生害虫

えいせいがいちゅう

disease-carrying insect

貯穀害虫

ちょこくがいちゅう

stored-grain insect

病虫害

びょうちゅうがい

(crop) damage from disease and harmful insects

虫害

ちゅうがい

insect damage

虫

むし

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

弱虫

よわむし

coward

毛虫

けむし

hairy caterpillar

寄生虫

きせいちゅう

parasite

幼虫

ようちゅう

larva

水虫

みずむし

Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)

Example Sentences

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殺虫剤とは、植物に害を与える害虫を防除する農薬のこと。

Insecticides are agricultural chemicals that exterminate insects harmful to plants.

今年は、おびただしい数の害虫が発生して、農作物に多大な被害が起きた。

An enormous number of insects hatched this year, wreaking havoc on crops.