Word Meaning 尺取り虫

しゃくとりむし shakutorimushi

尺取り虫 is read as しゃくとりむし (shakutorimushi) and means inchworm.

Meaning

English

  1. inchworm
  2. measuring worm
  3. looper (caterpillar)

Reading

Kana

しゃくとりむし

Romaji

shakutorimushi

Writing Variants

  • 尺取虫 しゃくとりむし shakutorimushi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 128739 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尺取

しゃくとり

measuring worm

尺を取る

しゃくをとる

to measure (the length)

点取り虫

てんとりむし

diligent student

虫取り網

むしとりあみ

butterfly net

虫取り

むしとり

insect catching

尺八

しゃくはち

blow job

しゃく

length

尺度

しゃくど

(measuring) rule

尺地

せきち

small plot of land

昆虫

こんちゅう

insect

三井寺歩行虫

みいでらごみむし

Pheropsophus jessoensis (species of bombardier beetle)

衛生害虫

えいせいがいちゅう

disease-carrying insect