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insect, bug, temper
Kun
むし
On
チュウ、キ
JLPT N2
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虫
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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】
cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, dental caries
害虫
【がいちゅう】
harmful insect, noxious insect, vermin, pest
寄生虫
【きせいちゅう】
parasite
幼虫
【ようちゅう】
larva, grub, maggot
成虫
【せいちゅう】
imago, adult (insect)
水虫
【みずむし】
athlete's foot, water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti), Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
毛虫
【けむし】
hairy caterpillar, woolly bear, pest, nudnik (nudnick)
病虫害
【びょうちゅうがい】
(crop) damage from disease and harmful insects
防虫
【ぼうちゅう】
protection from insects, insect repellence
虫食い
【むしくい】
worm-eaten, moth-eaten, holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc., leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus), chiffchaff, willow wren
防虫剤
【ぼうちゅうざい】
insect repellent
苦虫
【にがむし】
bitter-tasting bug
虫垂炎
【ちゅうすいえん】
appendicitis
殺虫
【さっちゅう】
killing insects or pests
弱虫
【よわむし】
coward, weakling, scaredy cat, wimp, sissy
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