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酒虫

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 酒虫.

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酒虫さかむしさけむしゅちゅうNounFreq #199890
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From 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sake, alcohol

10 strokesFrequency 1,006JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

さけさか-

Nanori

insect, bug, temper

6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

むし

Nanori

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