むし
虫
く
食
　
い

takes genitive case の

  1. worm-eaten, moth-eaten.

noun

  1. holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc..
  2. leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus), chiffchaff, willow wren. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むし
虫
く
食
　
い
 虫食い むしくい
むし
虫
く
喰
　
い
 虫喰い むしくい
　
ム
　
シ
　
ク
　
イ
 ムシクイ

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)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)