Kanji

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: injurious parasite

Kunyomi: ずいむし

Onyomi: メイ ミョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: insect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

メイガ pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)

ズイムシ pyralid larva, borer

Kunyomi Examples

ずいむし pyralid larva, borer