地虫

Reading

Kana: じむし
Romaji: jimushi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

scarabaeid beetle grub

2

any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper

Example Sentence

人間(にんげん)(おのれ)肉体(にくたい)なり(こころ)病気(びょうき)餌食(えじき)であり、()んだ(のち)では地虫(じむし)餌食(えじき)となる。
➥Man, being of flesh, is subject to diseases of the mind and after death, to worms.
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