Word Meaning 虫の知らせ

むしのしらせ mushi no shirase

虫の知らせ is read as むしのしらせ (mushi no shirase) and means feeling in one's bones.

Meaning

English

feeling in one's bones
foreboding
premonition
presentiment
gut feeling
gut instinct

Reading

Kana

むしのしらせ

Romaji

mushi no shirase

Writing Variants

虫の報せ むしのしらせ mushi no shirase

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 112541 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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虫が知らせる

むしがしらせる

to forebode

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

虫取り

むしとり

insect catching

Example Sentences

虫の知らせがあった。

I had a feeling this might happen.