Word Meaning 苦虫

にがむし nigamushi

苦虫 is read as にがむし (nigamushi) and means bitter-tasting bug.

Meaning

English

bitter-tasting bug

Reading

Kana

にがむし

Romaji

nigamushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 23406 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苦虫を噛み潰した様

にがむしをかみつぶしたよう

sour (expression)

苦悩

くのう

(mental) agony

苦境

くきょう

difficult situation

苦情調査官

くじょうちょうさかん

ombudsman

苦境に立つ

くきょうにたつ

to be in difficulties

苦無

くない

mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.

苦難の行軍

くなんのこうぐん

Arduous March

苦竹

くちく

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

苦鉄質

くてつしつ

mafic

苦土石灰

くどせっかい

dolomite lime

苦患

くげん

hellish pain

虫

むし

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)