Word Meaning 糞虫

くそむし kusomushi

糞虫 is read as くそむし (kusomushi) and means maggots in faeces (feces).

Meaning

English

maggots in faeces (feces)
dung beetle
gold beetle
goldbug
scarab beetle

Reading

Kana

くそむし

Romaji

kusomushi

Writing Variants

糞虫ふんちゅう funchuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 162085 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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糞

ふん

feces (esp. animal)

糞

くそ

a lot

虫

むし

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

昆虫

こんちゅう

insect

害虫

がいちゅう

harmful insect

弱虫

よわむし

coward

毛虫

けむし

hairy caterpillar

寄生虫

きせいちゅう

parasite

幼虫

ようちゅう

larva

水虫

みずむし

Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)

成虫

せいちゅう

imago

防虫

ぼうちゅう

protection from insects