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)