Word Meaning 食虫

しょくちゅう shokuchuu

食虫 is read as しょくちゅう (shokuchuu) and means insectivore.

Meaning

English

  1. insectivore

Reading

Kana

しょくちゅう

Romaji

shokuchuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 115880 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食虫性

しょくちゅうせい

insectivorous

食虫植物

しょくちゅうしょくぶつ

insectivorous plants

米食い虫

こめくいむし

rice weevil

木食虫

きくいむし

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

船食虫

ふなくいむし

shipworm (esp. naval shipworm, Teredo navalis)

松食虫

まつくいむし

insects harmful to pine trees

虫食い

むしくい

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

虫食い歯

むしくいば

decayed tooth

昆虫食

こんちゅうしょく

entomophagy

食中毒

しょくちゅうどく

food poisoning