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虫 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 虫 意味

insect, bug, temper

虫 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

むし mushi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

チュウ chuu
キ ki

Examples

彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。She has a strong dislike of insects.
鳥は虫を探していた。The bird was looking for worms.
彼は確かにハンサムで頭もいいかもしれないけど、どこか虫の好かないところがあるの。Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can’t like.
最近虫が多くなった。Recently the number of worms increased.
あの虫たちは刺しますか。Do those insects sting?
目に虫が入って取れません。I got a bug in my eye and I can’t get it out.
鳥が虫を交替で食べました。The birds ate the bugs taking turns.
林の中でいっぱい虫にさされた。I got a lot of insect bites in the woods.
たくさんの虫が野原で鳴いている。A lot of insects are chirping in the field.
虫に噛まれたところを掻いてはいけない。You should try not to scratch your insect bites.

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