Meaning
bug · insect · temper
On'yomi
キ · チュウ
Kun'yomi
むし
Common compounds (22)
- 齲歯 うしcavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
- 虫 むしmushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
- 昆虫 こんちゅうinsect; bug
- 害虫 がいちゅうharmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
- 殺虫剤 さっちゅうざいinsecticide; pesticide
- 玉虫色 たまむしいろiridescent colour
- 寄生虫 きせいちゅうparasite
- 幼虫 ようちゅうlarva; grub; maggot
- 虫喰い ムシクイholes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.
- 成虫 せいちゅうimago; adult (insect)
- 水虫 みずむしAsellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
- 毛虫 けむしhairy caterpillar; woolly bear