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Kanji Grade 1 - 虫

Kanji character Grade 1 虫. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 虫
 
About
insect, bug, temper
Kun: むし
On: チュウ、 キ
6 strokes
Radical: insect 虫
Parts: 虫
 
Onyomi
虫垂炎 【チュウスイエン】 appendicitis
虫えい 【チュウエイ】 gall (abnormal plant growth formed by insects)
幼虫 【ヨウチュウ】 larva, grub, maggot
寄生虫 【キセイチュウ】 parasite
虫部 【キブ】 insect radical, worm radical
 
Kunyomi
虫 【むし】 insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm, roundworm, one's emotions, one's feelings, nervousness, fretfulness, person devoted to one thing, single-minded person, valve core, mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
虫歯 【むしば】 cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, dental caries
苦虫 【にがむし】 bitter-tasting bug
馬追虫 【うまおいむし】 Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid), Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)