虫
Common
Noun
unclassified name
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
insect;bug;cricket;moth
彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。
She has a strong dislike of insects.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
worm;roundworm
鳥は虫を探していた。
The bird was looking for worms.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings;(one's) unconscious
from a traditional belief of an internal insect
See also:
虫を殺す (むしをころす)
彼は確かにハンサムで頭もいいかもしれないけど、どこか虫の好かないところがあるの。
Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can't like.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nervousness;fretfulness
See also:
虫気 (むしけ)
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
person devoted to one thing;single-minded person
See also:
本の虫 (ほんのむし)
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
valve core
7
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
hanafuda
mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
See also:
虫札 (むしふだ)
1
Mushi
Other forms
蟲 【むし】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)