Kanji List
虫
- kun: むし
- on: チュウ, キ
- meaning: insect, bug, temper
- words:
Word Reading Meaning 虫 むし insect 昆虫 こんちゅう insect, bug 殺虫剤 さっちゅうざい insecticide, pesticide 虫歯 むしば, うし cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries 玉虫色 たまむしいろ iridescent; equivocal, ambivalent; variable meaning, weasel-word, chameleonic interpretation 害虫 がいちゅう harmful insect, noxious insect 寄生虫 きせいちゅう parasite 幼虫 ようちゅう larva, chrysalis 水虫 みずむし athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug) 成虫 せいちゅう imago, adult (insect)