Word Meaning 虫の息

むしのいき mushi no iki

虫の息 is read as むしのいき (mushi no iki) and means dying breath.

Meaning

English

dying breath
dying whisper
being at death's door

Reading

Kana

むしのいき

Romaji

mushi no iki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 仮死,半死,半死半生,瀕死 Proverb ✓ Rank 139002 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虫

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)

虫が知らせる

むしがしらせる

to forebode