むし
虫

noun

  1. insect, bug, cricket, moth.
  2. worm, roundworm.
  3. (one's) unconscious, thing inside one's body that stirs one's feelings and thoughts.
  4. nervousness, fretfulness.
  5. person devoted to one thing, single-minded person.
  6. valve core.
  7. Messages.hanaf.mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck). Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むし
虫
 虫 むし ✔
むし
蟲
 蟲 むし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)