Word Meaning 幼虫

ようちゅう youchuu

幼虫 is read as ようちゅう (youchuu) and means larva.

Meaning

English

  1. larva
  2. grub
  3. maggot

Reading

Kana

ようちゅう

Romaji

youchuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 成虫 Rank 18476 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

成幼虫

せいようちゅう

adult and larval stages (e.g. of an insect)

幼なじみ

おさなじみ

childhood friend

幼い

おさない

childish

幼児

ようじ

child over 1 but not yet of school age

幼時

ようじ

childhood

幼子

おさなご

infant

幼少

ようしょう

infancy

幼女

ようじょ

little girl

幼年

ようねん

childhood

幼年時代

ようねんじだい

childhood

幼生

ようせい

larva

幼友達

おさなともだち

childhood friend

Example Sentences

2

The cicada nymph was caught in a spider web, grew wings and flew away.

In summer it eats birds' eggs, wasps' larvae, berries and honey.