虫 — insect, bug, worm

むし虫 insect

U+866B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes Freq #1351 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #517 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #142

Meanings

insect
bug
worm

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むし mushi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

虫(むし) mushi insect 毛(け) 虫(むし) kemushi caterpillar 弱(よわ) 虫(むし) yowamushi coward

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むし mushi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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