蛾

13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

moth

Kun'yomi
  • ひむし
On'yomi
  • ギ
  • ガ
    		moth

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

moth
ガ　ギ　ひむし (Kentei Pre-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)
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

が
蛾
moth
どく
毒
が
蛾
poisonous moth
ゆう
誘
が
蛾
とう
灯
light trap (for killing insects)
よ
夜
とう
盗
が
蛾
cabbage armyworm
や
夜
が
蛾
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 86FE
JIS X 0208 1-18-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4147
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5325
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2694
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2733
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33082
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d7.1
Four corner code 5315.0