Word Meaning 虫が付く

むしがつく mushi ga tsuku

虫が付く is read as むしがつく (mushi ga tsuku) 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

mushi ga tsuku

Writing Variants

  • 虫がつく むしがつく mushigatsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 121061 Priority S

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

虫取り

むしとり

insect catching

虫売り

むしうり

insect peddler (esp. fireflies and crickets)