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Insect 虫 Arm チュウ、キ むし む Bug Temper

Kanji
Onyomi チュウ、キ
Kunyomi むし
Nanori
English insect, bug, temper
Examples 虫(むし): insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
昆虫(こんちゅう): insect; bug
虫歯(むしば): cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 1
Frequency 1351
Components 中: in; inside; middle; mean; center
Number of Strokes 6
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 142
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading むし・むしへん
Traditional Form
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword insect
Koohii Story 1 I see the bottom of this kanji as an arm, and the top is an insect biting into the arm, sucking some blood.
Koohii Story 2 Insect in one drop of amber. Think Jurassic Park.
RTK Index (new) 556

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade1, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_animal

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