Kanji Detail for 蠹 - "bark beetle, silverfish, erode, damage"

蠹

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
蠹 means "bark beetle, silverfish, erode, damage."
1. Bark beetle - An insect that damages trees.
2. Silverfish - An insect of the order Zygentoma.
3. Erode - For insects to eat away.
4. Damage - To harm; to destroy.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

moth; insects which eat into clot

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

moth; insects which eat into cloth

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

insect that eats into books, clothing etc; moth-eaten; worm-eaten

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

moth, bookworm; moth-eaten, worm-eaten

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

An insect name. There are two types. Those in water are commonly called 蛙蟲 (frog worms). Shaped like small silkworms. Another type has a small body. Covered with silvery-white fine scales. Tail divides into two. Somewhat resembles a fish tail. Also called 蠹魚 (silverfish). Can damage and eat clothing, books, and such. | Those who drain and waste resources are called 蠹. Such as saying 巨蠹 (great pest), 國蠹 (national pest).
Onyomi

to(と)

tsu(つ)
Kunyomi

kikuimushi

shi.mi(しみ)
Strokes

24 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
bark beetle insect damages trees silverfish order zygentoma erode insects eat damage harm destroy