Word Meaning 疳の虫

かんのむし kan no mushi

疳の虫 is read as かんのむし (kan no mushi) and means bug thought to cause children's diseases.

Meaning

English

  1. bug thought to cause children's diseases
  2. convulsions (in a child)
  3. nervousness
  4. short-temperedness

Reading

Kana

かんのむし

Romaji

kan no mushi

Writing Variants

  • かんの虫 かんのむし kannomushi
  • 癇の虫 かんのむし kan no mushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159494 Priority Z

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