Word Meaning 芋虫

いもむし imomushi

芋虫 is read as いもむし (imomushi) and means hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth).

Meaning

English

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth)
(hairless) caterpillar

Reading

Kana

いもむし

Romaji

imomushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140547 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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芋

いも

dud

昆虫

こんちゅう

insect

三井寺歩行虫

みいでらごみむし

Pheropsophus jessoensis (species of bombardier beetle)

衛生害虫

えいせいがいちゅう

disease-carrying insect

松材線虫

まつのざいせんちゅう

pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)

十二指腸虫

じゅうにしちょうちゅう

hookworm

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

拡張条虫

かくちょうじょうちゅう

sheep tapeworm (Moniezia expansa)

機織り虫

はたおりむし

grasshopper

日避虫

ひよけむし

sun spider (any arachnid of order Solifugae)

小豆象虫

あずきぞうむし

adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)

陰金田虫

いんきんたむし

ringworm (of the groin)

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芋虫 Imomushi