Word Meaning 虫がつく

むしがつく mushigatsuku

虫がつく is read as むしがつく (mushigatsuku) and means to become verminous.

Meaning

English

  1. to become verminous
  2. to be infested with insects
  3. to begin to keep bad company
  4. to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover

Reading

Kana

むしがつく

Romaji

mushigatsuku

Writing Variants

  • 虫が付く むしがつく mushi ga tsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 142301 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

むし

mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

虫歯

むしば

cavity

虫食い

むしくい

holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.

虫除け

むしよけ

insecticide

虫出し

むしだし

first spring thunderstorm of the year

虫国

ちゅうごく

China

虫籠格子

むしこごうし

ultra-fine lattice

虫下し

むしくだし

deworming medicine

虫気

むしけ

nervous weakness

虫部

きぶ

insect radical

虫売り

むしうり

insect peddler (esp. fireflies and crickets)