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Kanji Detail for 虫 - "insect, bug, creature"
虫
- Meaning
虫 means "insect, bug, creature."
Insect - A general term for insects.
Animal - A general term for creatures.
Children's illness - A traditional term for children's ailments.
Enthusiast - Someone passionate about something.
Viper - A poisonous snake.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
insect; bug; temper
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
insect, worm; mollusk
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences including 虫
I have two bad teeth.
I am interested in the study of insects.
You're a bookworm.
I don't have any cavities.
これは虫除けになります。
This will keep bugs off.
虫がよすぎる。
You're taking a lot for granted.
メアリーは本の虫です。
Mary is a bookworm.
虫の知らせがあった。
I had a feeling this might happen.
That makes me disgusted just to think of it.
それは虫がよすぎるよ。
That's asking too much.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私の哀愁はいつもこの虫の烈しい音と共に、心の底に沁み込むように感ぜられた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
雨戸の外にはいつの間にか憐れな虫の声が、露の秋をまた忍びやかに思い出させるような調子で微かに鳴いています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
雨戸の外にはいつの間にか憐れな虫の声が、露の秋をまた忍びやかに思い出させるような調子で微かに鳴いています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha