"害虫" meaning in Japanese

See 害虫 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡa̠it͡ɕɨː] Forms: 害虫 [canonical] (ruby: (がい), (ちゅう)), gaichū [romanization], gaityuu [romanization], がいちゆう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|がいちゅう|hhira=がいちゆう}} 害(がい)虫(ちゅう) • (gaichū) ^(←がいちゆう (gaityuu)?)
  1. a harmful insect, an insect pest Wikipedia link: ja:害虫 Derived forms: 害虫抵抗性作物 (gaichū teikō-sei sakumotsu) (ruby: (がい), (ちゅう), (てい), (こう), (せい), (さく), (もつ))
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