Word Meaning 虫食い歯

むしくいば mushikuiba

虫食い歯 is read as むしくいば (mushikuiba) and means decayed tooth.

Meaning

English

  1. decayed tooth

Reading

Kana

むしくいば

Romaji

mushikuiba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 126628 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虫歯

むしば

cavity

虫食い

むしくい

holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.

金食い虫

かねくいむし

money loser

米食い虫

こめくいむし

rice weevil

食虫性

しょくちゅうせい

insectivorous

木食い虫

きくいむし

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ

insectivorous plants

船食虫

ふなくいむし

shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis)

食虫

しょくちゅう

insectivore

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees