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虫 , むし JLPT 4 mushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
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虫歯 , 齲,齲歯 , むしば, うし JLPT 3 mushiba, ushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`- cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
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殺虫剤 , さっちゅうざい satchūzainoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- insecticide; pesticide
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玉虫色 , たまむしいろ tamamushiironoun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`- iridescent
- equivocal; ambivalent
- variable meaning; weasel-word; chameleonic interpretation
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寄生虫 , きせいちゅう kiseichūnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- parasite
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蝕 む,虫 , むしばむ mushibamuGodan verb with `mu` ending intransitive verb- to eat into (e.g. by worms); to spoil; to ruin; to undermine
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甲虫 ,兜虫 , カブト虫 , かぶとむし, カブトむし, カブトムシ kabutomushi, kabutomushi, kabutomushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
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虫食 い,虫 , むしくい mushikuinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- worm-eaten
- leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus)
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苦虫 , にがむし nigamushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- making a sour face (as if having consumed a bitter bug)
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油虫 , あぶら虫 , あぶらむし, アブラムシ aburamushi, aburamushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- aphid; plant louse
- cockroach
2 more definitions...- Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus)
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殺虫 , さっちゅう satchūnoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru- killing insects or pests
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虫垂炎 , ちゅうすいえん chūsuiennoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- appendicitis
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虫 , むしピン mushipinnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- pin (esp. for mounting insects); setting pin
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天道虫 ,瓢虫 , てんとうむし, テントウムシ tentōmushi, tentōmushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- ladybug; ladybird
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弱虫 , よわむし yowamushinoun (common) (futsuumeishi) adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`- coward; weakling
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