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虫 means 'insect'
Common readings
On
チュウ
Additional readings
On キ
Name む
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Learn about the insects buzzing inside characters for certain insects, as well as 蜜 (honey) and even 強 (strong). Also find out when this radical means 'snake,' as in 虹 (rainbow)!
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Radical Note for 虫 ⇗
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 虫 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 虫 is used 332 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
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An additional 64 less common words include 虫 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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