Word details
虫
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虫.
Dictionary
Entry
1
insect; bug; cricket; moth
Examples
彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。
She has a strong dislike of insects.
2
worm; roundworm
Examples
鳥は虫を探していた。
The bird was looking for worms.
3
From a traditional belief of an internal insect
thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious
Examples
彼は確かにハンサムで頭もいいかもしれないけど、どこか虫の好かないところがあるの。
Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can't like.
4
nervousness; fretfulness
5
person devoted to one thing; single-minded person
6
valve core
7
Word usually written using kana alone; Hanafuda
mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
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