Word Meaning 毛虫

けむし kemushi

毛虫 is read as けむし (kemushi) and means hairy caterpillar.

Meaning

English

  1. hairy caterpillar
  2. woolly bear
  3. pest
  4. nudnik (nudnick)

Reading

Kana

けむし

Romaji

kemushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words ,雑草, Rank 12133 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

毛包虫症

もうほうちゅうしょう

demodectic mange

繊毛平虫

せんもうひらむし

Trichoplax adhaerens

旋毛虫

せんもうちゅう

Trichinella spiralis

繊毛虫

せんもうちゅう

ciliate

旋毛虫症

せんもうちゅうしょう

trichinosis

毛皮

けがわ

kanji "fur" radical

hair

毛布

もうふ

blanket

毛糸

けいと

knitting wool

毛筆

もうひつ

(writing, painting) brush

毛頭

もうとう

(not) in the least

毛細血管

もうさいけっかん

capillary vessel

Example Sentences

4

A butterfly is a mature caterpillar.

The caterpillar is turning into a butterfly.

My mother disliked caterpillars, not to mention snakes.

My mother disliked caterpillars, not to mention snakes.