Search Kanji for radical: 虫

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虫

insect

Meaning: insect; bug; temper
Kun-yomi: むし
On-yomi: チュウ/キ
䖝

insects

Meaning: insects; worms
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
虬

young dragon

Meaning: young dragon
Kun-yomi: みずち
On-yomi: キュウ/ク/キョウ
虯

young dragon

Meaning: young dragon
Kun-yomi: みずち
On-yomi: キュウ/ク/キョウ
虵

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: へび
On-yomi: ジャ/ダ/イ/ヤ
虱

lice

Meaning: lice; vermin
Kun-yomi: しらみ
On-yomi: シツ
虻

gadfly

Meaning: gadfly; horsefly
Kun-yomi: あぶ
On-yomi: ボウ
虶

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ウ
虷

worm

Meaning: worm
Kun-yomi: ぼうふら
On-yomi: カン
虺

large poisonous snake

Meaning: large poisonous snake
Kun-yomi: まむし
On-yomi: キ/カイ/ケ
虹

rainbow

Meaning: rainbow
Kun-yomi: にじ
On-yomi: コウ
蝉

cicada

Meaning: cicada
Kun-yomi: せみ
On-yomi: セン/ゼン
蚕

silkworm

Meaning: silkworm
Kun-yomi: かいこ/こ
On-yomi: サン/テン
蚍

mussels

Meaning: mussels; various shellfish
Kun-yomi: おおあり
On-yomi: ヒ
蚑

tip-toe

Meaning: tip-toe
Kun-yomi: はう
On-yomi: キ/ゲ
蚖

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: いもり
On-yomi: ゲン/ガン
蚘

tapeworm

Meaning: tapeworm
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう/はらのむし
On-yomi: カイ/ユウ
蚚

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こくぞうむし
On-yomi: キ/ゲ/カイ
蚜

plant louse

Meaning: plant louse; aphids
Kun-yomi: あぶらむし
On-yomi: カ/ケ
蚡

mole

Meaning: mole
Kun-yomi: もぐらもち
On-yomi: フン
蚦

boa constrictor

Meaning: boa constrictor
Kun-yomi: にしきへび
On-yomi: ゼン/ネン/ザン/ナン/テン
蚇

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
蚧

red spotted lizard (used as medicine)

Meaning: red spotted lizard (used as medicine)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カイ
蚉

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: か
On-yomi: ブン
蚨

kind of water-beetle cash

Meaning: kind of water-beetle cash; then dollars and money generally
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フ
蚝

hairy and poisonous caterpillars

Meaning: hairy and poisonous caterpillars
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
蚤

flea

Meaning: flea
Kun-yomi: のみ/はやい
On-yomi: ソウ
蚓

earthworm

Meaning: earthworm
Kun-yomi: みみず
On-yomi: ズ/イン
蚣

centipede

Meaning: centipede; grasshopper
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ショウ
蚩

fool

Meaning: fool; make a fool of
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: シ
蚪

tadpole

Meaning: tadpole
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ト
蚋

gnat

Meaning: gnat; sand fly
Kun-yomi: ぶゆ/ぶよ/ぶと/か
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ゼツ/ネチ
蚌

clam

Meaning: clam
Kun-yomi: はまぐり/どぶが.い
On-yomi: ボウ/ホウ/ビョウ
蚊

mosquito

Meaning: mosquito
Kun-yomi: か
On-yomi: ブン
蛎

oyster

Meaning: oyster
Kun-yomi: かき
On-yomi: レイ
蚭

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ジ/ニ
蚱

grasshopper

Meaning: grasshopper; locust
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: サク/シャク/サ/シャ
蚳

ant eggs

Meaning: ant eggs
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チ/シ/テイ/タイ
蚴

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ユウ/ユ
蚵

oyster

Meaning: oyster
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ
蚷

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キョ/ゴ
蚸

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レキ/リャク/セキ/シャク
蚹

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フ/ホク
蚿

millipede

Meaning: millipede
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ケン
蛀

insects that eat books

Meaning: insects that eat books; clothes
Kun-yomi: きくいむし
On-yomi: シュ
蛁

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チョウ
蛃

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ/ホウ
蛅

caterpillar

Meaning: caterpillar
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ネン/セン
蛇

snake

Meaning: snake; serpent; hard drinker
Kun-yomi: へび
On-yomi: ジャ/ダ/イ/ヤ
蛍

lightning-bug

Meaning: lightning-bug; firefly
Kun-yomi: ほたる
On-yomi: ケイ
﨡

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
蚶

ark shell

Meaning: ark shell
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カン
蚯

earthworm

Meaning: earthworm
Kun-yomi: みみず
On-yomi: キュウ
蛄

mole cricket

Meaning: mole cricket; cicada
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コ
蛆

worm

Meaning: worm; grub; maggot
Kun-yomi: うじ
On-yomi: ソ/ショ
蚰

millipede

Meaning: millipede
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ユウ
蛉

dragonfly

Meaning: dragonfly; moon moth
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ
蚫

abalone

Meaning: abalone; dried fish; surname
Kun-yomi: あわび
On-yomi: ホウ
蛞

kind of slug

Meaning: kind of slug
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カツ
蛩

cricket

Meaning: cricket
Kun-yomi: こおろぎ
On-yomi: キョウ
蛬

cricket

Meaning: cricket
Kun-yomi: ころぎ/きりぎりす
On-yomi: キョウ
蛟

dragon

Meaning: dragon
Kun-yomi: みずち
On-yomi: コウ/キョウ
蛛

spider

Meaning: spider
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: チュ/シュ
蛯

shrimp

Meaning: shrimp; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: えび/うば
On-yomi:
蛮

barbarian

Meaning: barbarian
Kun-yomi: えびす
On-yomi: バン
蛙

frog

Meaning: frog
Kun-yomi: かえる/かわず
On-yomi: ア/ワ
蛭

leech

Meaning: leech
Kun-yomi: ひる
On-yomi: シツ/チツ
蛦

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi:
蛑

marine crab

Meaning: marine crab
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ボウ/ム/モウ
蛒

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: すくもむし
On-yomi: カク/キャク/ラク
蛕

the common intestinal worms

Meaning: the common intestinal worms; the tape-worm
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう
On-yomi: カイ
蛗

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: フウ/ブ
蛚

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レツ/レチ
蛜

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イ
蛠

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: レイ/ライ
蛣

(dung) beetle

Meaning: (dung) beetle
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キツ/キチ/ケツ/ケチ/ケイ
蛥

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: にいにいぜみ
On-yomi: セツ/ゼチ
蛧

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ
蚈

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ほたる/やすで
On-yomi: ケン
蛤

clam

Meaning: clam
Kun-yomi: はまぐり
On-yomi: コウ
蛔

intestinal worms

Meaning: intestinal worms
Kun-yomi: かいちゅう/はらのむし
On-yomi: カイ/ユウ

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