Word Meaning 益虫

えきちゅう ekichuu

益虫 is read as えきちゅう (ekichuu) and means useful insect.

Meaning

English

  1. useful insect

Reading

Kana

えきちゅう

Romaji

ekichuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 害虫 Rank 117923 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

えき

profit

益々

ますます

increasingly

益金

えききん

profit

益人

ますひと

people

益回り

えきまわり

earnings yield

益税

えきぜい

profits tax

益者三友

えきしゃさんゆう

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

益友

えきゆう

good friend

益する

えきする

to benefit (the world, society, etc.)

益々もって

ますますもって

increasingly

益荒男振り

ますらおぶり

manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)