Word Meaning 油虫

あぶらむし aburamushi

油虫 is read as あぶらむし (aburamushi) and means Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus).

Meaning

English

  1. Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus)
  2. cockroach
  3. visitor to a red-light district who's only there to look
  4. aphid
  5. plant louse
  6. hanger-on
  7. parasite

Reading

Kana

あぶらむし

Romaji

aburamushi

Writing Variants

  • あぶら虫 あぶらむし aburamushi
  • 蚜虫 あぶらむし aburamushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 129723 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

油田

ゆでん

oil field

あぶら

oil

油断

ゆだん

negligence

油絵

あぶらえ

oil painting

油脂

ゆし

fat

油性

ゆせい

oil-based

油圧

ゆあつ

oil pressure

油絵の具

あぶらえのぐ

oil paints

油分

ゆぶん

oil content

油子

あぶらこ

(as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish

油化

ゆか

petrochemistry

油圧作動油

ゆあつさどうゆ

hydraulic oil