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虫 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
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チュウちゅう · chū
Kun
むしmushi
Meaning
insect

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of an insect.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチュウちゅうchū虫類むしるい幼虫ようちゅう害虫がいちゅう
Kunむしmushi虫むし毛虫けむし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 虫むし

    insect

  • 毛虫けむし

    caterpillar

More words with this kanji

  • 虫の音むしのね
  • 泣き虫なきむし
  • 害虫がいちゅう
  • 殺虫剤さっちゅうざい
  • 鈴虫すずむし
  • 昆虫こんちゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

虫(むし)が とんでいます。

An insect is flying.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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