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蟲 Kanji meaning "insect, bug, temper"

Jiten frequency #2622Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW Major Idol18 strokes

Meanings

insect, bug, temper

On'yomi

チュウキ

Kun'yomi

むし

Composed of

虫insectradical

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kanji containing 蟲(1)

蠱

Reading usage

蟲(むし)insect#26761地(じ)蟲(むし)scarabaeid beetle grub#149112蟲師(むしし)Mushishi (manga series by Yuki Urushibara)#205523玉蟲(たまむし)Tamamushi#248135へこき蟲(むし)stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle)#463992蟲(むし)出(だ)しfirst spring thunderstorm of the year#463992大王具足蟲(ダイオウグソクムシ)giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

蟲(むし)insect#26761蟲惑的(こわくてき)fascinating#107552地(じ)蟲(むし)scarabaeid beetle grub#149112王蟲(おうむ)Ohmu (gigantic insect from the anime "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind")#188829蟲師(むしし)Mushishi (manga series by Yuki Urushibara)#205523玉蟲(たまむし)Tamamushi#248135蟲惑(こわく)fascination#276132へこき蟲(むし)stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle)#463992蟲(ちゅう)国(ごく)China#463992蟲(むし)出(だ)しfirst spring thunderstorm of the year#463992大王具足蟲(ダイオウグソクムシ)giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)#463992鳴蟲山(なきむしやま)Nakimushiyama#463992
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