Word Meaning 虫こぶ

むしこぶ mushikobu

虫こぶ is read as むしこぶ (mushikobu) and means cecidium.

Meaning

English

  1. cecidium
  2. gall

Reading

Kana

むしこぶ

Romaji

mushikobu

Writing Variants

  • 虫コブ むしこぶ mushikobu
  • 虫瘤 むしこぶ mushikobu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 143618 Priority W

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