Word Meaning 背虫

せむし semushi

背虫 is read as せむし (semushi) and means rickets.

Meaning

English

  1. rickets
  2. hunchback
  3. humpback
  4. crookback

Reading

Kana

せむし

Romaji

semushi

Writing Variants

  • 背むし せむし semushi
  • 傴僂 せむし semushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 133285 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背骨

せぼね

spine

背伸び

せのび

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller

背中を丸める

せなかをまるめる

to hunch one's shoulders

背戸の馬も相口

せどのうまもあいくち

even an unruly horse can be tamed

背革

せがわ

back of a leatherbound book

背景画像

はいけいがぞう

background image

背が低い

せがひくい

short (of a person)

背の低い

せのひくい

short (of a person)

背戸

せど

back door

背圧

はいあつ

back pressure

背の順

せのじゅん

order of height