Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1
JLPT level: N2
1351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: insect, bug, temper
Kunyomi: むし
Onyomi: チュウ キ
Composition: 中
Radical: 虫
Reading: むし
Meaning: insect
Strokes: 6
虫害(ちゅうがい) insect damage
昆虫(こんちゅう) insect, bug
防虫(ぼうちゅう) pesticide
害虫(がいちゅう) harmful insect, noxious insect
殺虫剤(さっちゅうざい) insecticide, pesticide
寄生虫(きせいちゅう) parasite
虫(むし) insect
虫歯(むしば) (tooth) cavity
毛虫(けむし) caterpillar
水虫(みずむし) athlete's foot
弱虫(よわむし) coward, weakling
泣き虫(なきむし) crybaby, blubberer
虫垂炎 (チュウスイエン) appendicitis
虫えい (チュウエイ) gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)
幼虫 (ヨウチュウ) larva, grub, maggot
寄生虫 (キセイチュウ) parasite
虫部 (キブ) insect radical, worm radical
蟻巻 (アリマキ) aphid, plant louse, plant lice
虫 (むし) insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm, roundworm, (one's) unconscious, thing inside one's body that stirs one's feelings and thoughts, nervousness, fretfulness, person devoted to one thing, single-minded person, valve core, mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
虫歯 (むしば) cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, dental caries
苦虫 (にがむし) bitter-tasting bug
馬追虫 (うまおいむし) Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid), Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1
JLPT level: N2
1351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: insect, bug, temper
Kunyomi: むし
Onyomi: チュウ キ
Composition: 中
Radical: 虫
Reading: むし
Meaning: insect
Strokes: 6
虫害(ちゅうがい) insect damage
昆虫(こんちゅう) insect, bug
防虫(ぼうちゅう) pesticide
害虫(がいちゅう) harmful insect, noxious insect
殺虫剤(さっちゅうざい) insecticide, pesticide
寄生虫(きせいちゅう) parasite
虫(むし) insect
虫歯(むしば) (tooth) cavity
毛虫(けむし) caterpillar
水虫(みずむし) athlete's foot
弱虫(よわむし) coward, weakling
泣き虫(なきむし) crybaby, blubberer
虫垂炎 (チュウスイエン) appendicitis
虫えい (チュウエイ) gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)
幼虫 (ヨウチュウ) larva, grub, maggot
寄生虫 (キセイチュウ) parasite
虫部 (キブ) insect radical, worm radical
蟻巻 (アリマキ) aphid, plant louse, plant lice
虫 (むし) insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm, roundworm, (one's) unconscious, thing inside one's body that stirs one's feelings and thoughts, nervousness, fretfulness, person devoted to one thing, single-minded person, valve core, mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
虫歯 (むしば) cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, dental caries
苦虫 (にがむし) bitter-tasting bug
馬追虫 (うまおいむし) Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid), Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)