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虫

虫 — chung, hwe

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
벌레 충, 벌레 훼
Romanization
chung, hwe
English
insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
Mandarin
chóng
Japanese on'yomi
チュウ, ジュ, キ
Japanese kun'yomi
むし
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 1
Newspaper frequency
#1,351 of 2,500
Strokes
6
Variant forms
蟲
Radical
虫 (142, 0 residual)
Unicode
U+866B

Parts that make up 虫

  • 口 입 구 벌린 입말하고 먹는 일, 그리고 입 모양의 구멍
  • 丨 뚫을 곤 세로로 그은 한 획뜻보다 모양을 이루는 획

Japanese words with 虫

  • 虫むし insect; bug; cricket
  • 昆虫こんちゅう insect; bug
  • 殺虫剤さっちゅうざい insecticide; pesticide
  • 虫歯むしば tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity
  • 玉虫色たまむしいろ iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous
  • 害虫がいちゅう harmful insect; noxious insect; pest
  • 寄生虫きせいちゅう parasite
  • 幼虫ようちゅう larva; grub; maggot
  • 水虫みずむし athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
  • 成虫せいちゅう imago; adult (insect)
  • 毛虫けむし hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest
  • 防虫ぼうちゅう protection from insects; insect repellence

Other hanja read “충”

充 冲 忠 忡 沖 珫 种 蟲 衝 衷

Other hanja with radical 虫

虬 虯 虱 虹 虺 虻 蚊 蚋 蚌 蚍 蚓 蚕 蚣 蚤 蚨 蚩 蚪 蚯 蚰 蚱 蚳 蚴 蛀 蛅 蛆 蛇 蛉 蛋 蛍 蛔 蛙 蛛 蛞 蛟 蛣 蛤 蛩 蛬 蛭 蛮 蛸 蛹 蛻 蛾 蜀 蜂 蜃 蜆 蜈 蜉 蜊 蜋 蜎 蜑 蜕 蜖 蜘 蜚 蜜 蜝

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