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10Elementary year 16 strokesRadical
On
チュウ
Kun
むし
Meaning
insect

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of an insect.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チュウ虫類・幼虫・害虫
むし虫・毛虫

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • むし

    insect

  • 毛虫けむし

    caterpillar

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

虫が とんでいます。

An insect is flying.

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