Word Meaning 虫も殺さぬ

むしもころさぬ mushi mo korosanu

虫も殺さぬ is read as むしもころさぬ (mushi mo korosanu) and means innocent-looking.

Meaning

English

  1. innocent-looking
  2. looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly
  3. looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth

Reading

Kana

むしもころさぬ

Romaji

mushi mo korosanu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Proverb Rank 148237 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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虫を殺す

むしをころす

to control one's temper

殺虫

さっちゅう

killing insects or pests

小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす

しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす

sacrifice something small in order to save something great

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せ

だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせ

sacrifice something small in order to save something great

小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける

しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける

to sacrifice something small in order to save something great

殺虫灯

さっちゅうとう

light trap

殺虫剤

さっちゅうざい

insecticide

電撃殺虫器

でんげきさっちゅうき

electric bug killer

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.