蚯

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

earthworm

Kun'yomi
  • みみず
On'yomi
  • キュウ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

earthworm
キュウ　みみず (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
hill, knoll
おか　キュウ　たかし (7th, N1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

いと
糸
みみず
蚯蚓
tubifex worm
しま
縞
みみず
蚯蚓
brandling (species of earthworm, Eisenia fetida)
かせ
枷
みみず
蚯蚓
Epimenia verrucosa (mollusc)
みみず
蚯蚓
な
鳴
　
く
cry of earthworms (heard on autumn nights and rainy days)
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References

Unicode hex code 86AF
JIS X 0208 1-73-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4129
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5300
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32916
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d5.6
Four corner code 5211.1