"虫" meaning in Japanese

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Character

Forms: [kyūjitai]
  1. insect, bug Tags: grade-1-kanji, kanji, shinjitai
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-character-czW-cD52
  2. generic name for animals Tags: grade-1-kanji, kanji, shinjitai Categories (lifeform): Insects, Worms
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-character-lpSYjncC Disambiguation of Insects: 11 58 9 1 3 1 11 5 Disambiguation of Worms: 0 57 7 4 10 9 9 4 Categories (other): CJKV radicals, CJKV simplified characters which already existed as traditional characters, Grade 1 kanji, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of CJKV radicals: 3 54 3 3 3 3 21 11 Disambiguation of CJKV simplified characters which already existed as traditional characters: 3 43 2 7 13 10 15 7 Disambiguation of Grade 1 kanji: 16 84 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 53 1 4 3 2 20 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 51 1 3 4 3 14 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 52 2 6 12 7 15 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 52 1 3 4 2 14 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 49 1 3 4 3 14 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 51 1 3 4 3 14 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 0 43 1 5 4 2 12 5 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 虫媒 (chūbai) (ruby: (ちゅう), (ばい)), 益虫 (ekichū) (ruby: (えき), (ちゅう)) (english: beneficial insect), 回虫, 蛔虫 (kaichū), 害虫 (gaichū) (ruby: (がい), (ちゅう)) (english: harmful insect), 寄生虫 (kiseichū) (ruby: (), (せい), (ちゅう)) (english: parasite), 駆虫 (kuchū) (ruby: (), (ちゅう)), 甲虫 (kōchū) (ruby: (こう), (ちゅう)) (english: beetle), 昆虫 (konchū) (ruby: (こん), (ちゅう)) (english: insect), 成虫 (seichū) (ruby: (せい), (ちゅう)), 精虫 (seichū) (ruby: (せい), (ちゅう)), 蠕虫 (zenchū) (ruby: (ぜん), (ちゅう)) (english: worm), 爬虫 (hachū), 爬虫類 (hachūrui), 防虫 (bōchū) (ruby: (ぼう), (ちゅう)), 幼虫 (yōchū) (ruby: (よう), (ちゅう)) (english: larva)

Noun

IPA: [mɯ̟ᵝɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (むし)), [canonical] (ruby: (ムシ)), mushi [romanization]
Etymology: /musi/ → /muɕi/ From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *mosi. Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=むし}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*mosi|sort=むし}} Proto-Japonic *mosi Head templates: {{ja-noun|むし|ムシ}} 虫(むし) or 虫(ムシ) • (mushi)
  1. a bug, insect, worm Synonyms: 昆虫
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-WhW7NiF9
  2. a serpent, snake Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-UF-7GM58
  3. (figurative) a worm (person living for only one thing) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-13AFvVx1
  4. (derogatory) a worm (despicable person) Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-GdlY5pyu
  5. a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind)
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-w6LbIMVY
  6. (archaic) a male lover Tags: archaic Synonyms: 愛人, 情夫, 隠し男
    Sense id: en-虫-ja-noun-Kofd-Pg2 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 虫食い (mushikui) (ruby: (むし), ()) (english: worm-eaten), 虫酸, 虫唾 (mushizu) (english: heartburn), 虫歯 (mushiba) (ruby: (むし), ()) (english: bad tooth, dental caries, cavity), 虫偏 (mushihen) (ruby: (むし), (へん)), 虫眼鏡 (mushi megane) (ruby: (むし), (), (がね)) (english: magnifying glass), 青虫 (aomushi) (ruby: (アオ), (ムシ)), 油虫 (aburamushi) (ruby: (あぶら), (むし)) (english: cockroach), 毛虫 (kemushi) (ruby: (), (むし)) (english: caterpillar), 座頭虫 (zatōmushi) (ruby: (), (とう), (むし)) (english: harvestman), 鈴虫 (suzumushi) (ruby: (スズ), (ムシ)), 長虫 (nagamushi) (ruby: (なが), (むし)), 泣き虫 (nakimushi) (ruby: (), (むし)) (english: crybaby), 鋏虫, 蠼螋 (hasamimushi) (english: earwig, maritime earwig), 水虫 (mizumushi) (ruby: (ミズ), (ムシ)), 松虫 (matsumushi) (ruby: (マツ), (ムシ)), (mamushi) (ruby: (マムシ)) (english: viper), 弱虫 (yowamushi) (ruby: (よわ), (むし)) (english: weakling)

Inflected forms

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          "媒",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "蛔虫"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "寄",
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          "生",
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      "word": "寄生虫"
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          "駆",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "seichū",
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          "精",
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      "word": "精虫"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "worm",
      "roman": "zenchū",
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      "word": "蠕虫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hachū",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "hachūrui",
      "word": "爬虫類"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bōchū",
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          "虫",
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      "word": "防虫"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "larva",
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          "虫",
          "ちゅう"
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      "word": "幼虫"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "worm-eaten",
      "roman": "mushikui",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ],
        [
          "食",
          "く"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虫食い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "虫酸"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "heartburn",
      "roman": "mushizu",
      "word": "虫唾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "bad tooth, dental caries, cavity",
      "roman": "mushiba",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ],
        [
          "歯",
          "ば"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虫歯"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ],
        [
          "偏",
          "へん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虫偏"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "magnifying glass",
      "roman": "mushi megane",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ],
        [
          "眼",
          "め"
        ],
        [
          "鏡",
          "がね"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虫眼鏡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "aomushi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "青",
          "アオ"
        ],
        [
          "虫",
          "ムシ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "青虫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "cockroach",
      "roman": "aburamushi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "油",
          "あぶら"
        ],
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "油虫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "caterpillar",
      "roman": "kemushi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "毛",
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        ],
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "毛虫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "harvestman",
      "roman": "zatōmushi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "座",
          "ざ"
        ],
        [
          "頭",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "虫",
          "むし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "座頭虫"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "suzumushi",
      "ruby": [
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          "鈴",
          "スズ"
        ],
        [
          "虫",
          "ムシ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "鈴虫"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nagamushi",
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          "長",
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        [
          "虫",
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        ]
      ],
      "word": "長虫"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "crybaby",
      "roman": "nakimushi",
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          "虫",
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      ],
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      "english": "earwig, maritime earwig",
      "roman": "hasamimushi",
      "word": "蠼螋"
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          "虫",
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      ],
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          "虫",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "weakling",
      "roman": "yowamushi",
      "ruby": [
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          "弱",
          "よわ"
        ],
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          "虫",
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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          "roman": "shishi shinchū no mushi",
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              "虫",
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          "text": "獅子身中の虫"
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          "snake",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "蛇"
        }
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    },
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              "本",
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            ],
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              "虫",
              "むし"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "本の虫\nhon no mushi\na bookworm"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "person",
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          "one",
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        ],
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