This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チュウ、キ、むし
Romaji: chū, ki, mushi
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: mu
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Romaji

Meanings

insect, bug, temper

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  142
Frequency:  1351
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-6-3
Korean Reading:  chung
Chinese Reading:  hui3
Unicode:  866b
JIS:  436E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3530
Nelson Index: 4115
New Nelson Index: 5275
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d0.1
Four Corner Index: 5013.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 56
Gakken Index: 1073
Japanese Names Index: 324
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32804
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0001
Remembering the kanji Index: 517
Kanji Flashcards Index: 875
Kodansha Compact Index: 1604
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 74
Kanji in Context Index: 466
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2199
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2959
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 523
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 556
Essential Kanji Index: 133
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4343
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1671
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 114
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 60

Words

(むし)
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
成虫 (せいちゅう)
imago; adult (insect)
害虫 (がいちゅう)
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
甲虫 (かぶとむし、カブトむし、カブトムシ)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
泣き虫 (なきむし)
crybaby; blubberer
昆虫 (こんちゅう)
insect; bug
寄生虫 (きせいちゅう)
parasite
殺虫 (さっちゅう)
killing insects or pests
甲虫 (こうちゅう)
beetle
弱虫 (よわむし)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
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