Word Meaning 茶柱虫

ちゃたてむし chatatemushi

茶柱虫 is read as ちゃたてむし (chatatemushi) and means psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice).

Meaning

English

psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)

Reading

Kana

ちゃたてむし

Romaji

chatatemushi

Writing Variants

茶立虫 ちゃたてむし chatatemushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 142979 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

茶柱が立つ

ちゃばしらがたつ

a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)

茶柱

ちゃばしら

upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)

茶の湯

ちゃのゆ

tea ceremony

茶番的

ちゃばんてき

farcical

茶番劇

ちゃばんげき

burlesque

虫

むし

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

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)