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insect 虫
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The body 口 and the sting of an insect. |
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虫
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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insect, worm
mushi, CHŪ
The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect.
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虫
ム
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強
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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strong
tsuyoi, shiiru, KYŌ, GŌ Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫
To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong!
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弓
ム
虫
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風
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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wind, manner, style
kaze, FŪ A sail 冂 and an insect 虫 (The additional stroke is the horizontal sail boom ノ)
The insect is blown into the sail by: the wind.
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風
虫
冂
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蚕
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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silkworm
kaiko, SAN Top: sky/heaven 天, bottom: insect 虫
What a heavenly insect is: the silkworm!
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天
虫
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属
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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species, genus, to belong to
ZOKU From top: side-view of buttocks 尸, accent ノ, insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂
The rear part belongs to an insect with long legs - but which species?
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尸
虫
ム
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独
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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alone, single, Germany
hitori, DOKU Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: insect 虫
Such animals and insects exist only in Germany.
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犭
虫
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蚊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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mosquito
ka, BUN Left: insect 虫, right: text 文 (A folding table 文 for writing a text.)
The insect on the text is a mosquito. (It makes the sound: BUN)
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虫
文
ム
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愚
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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foolish, idiot, folly
oroka, GU Top: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: with long tail: carapace 田, insect 虫, long legs 冂), below: heart 心
Who believes that a scorpion has a heart is foolish.
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禺
心
虫
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偶
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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accidentally, pair (like wife&husband)
GŪ Left: person 人, right: scorpion 禺 (pictograph of a scorpion: carapace 田, insect 虫, long legs 冂)
(At first they met 遇 with movements 辶) And then the person and the scorpion became accidentially a pair.
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亻
禺
虫
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遇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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meet, encounter, to handle, entertain, see, to deal with
GŪ Left: movement 辶, right: scorpion 禺 (pictograph of a scorpion: carapace 田 of the insect 虫 with long legs 冂)
(A mating/courtship ritual?) Movements of a scorpion to meet someone. (And then they 亻,禺 became accidentially a pair 偶)
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辶
禺
虫
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隅
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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corner, nook
sumi, GŪ Left: hill 阝, right: scorpion 禺 (pictograph of a scorpion: combination of 田 for carapace, insect 虫, long legs 冂)
On the hill, there are scorpions in every corner.
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阝
禺
虫
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蛍
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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firefly, lightning bug
hotaru, KEI From top: rays of light  , cover 冖 (both as: crown  ), insect 虫
Rays of light cover this insect: The firefly.
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虫
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繭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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cocoon (of the silkworm)
mayu, KEN Top: plant 艹, below: cocoon 冂 with two chambers, inside: thread 糸 and insect 虫
Under a plant, the thread of an insect forms: A cocoon.
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艹
糸
虫
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蛇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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snake, serpent
hebi, JA, DA Left: insect 虫, right: 它 (roof 宀 [here: cave] and sitting person 匕)
The "insect" that rolls up in its cave like a sitting person, is: a snake.
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虫
匕
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触
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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touch, sensing, contact, feel
fureru, sawaru, SHOKU Left: corner, horn 角, right: insect 虫
The "horns" (= antennas or feelers) of insects (i.e. snails) are for: touching and sensing.
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角
虫
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嘱
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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entrust, confidence, request, ask
SHOKU Left: mouth 口, right: species, genus 属 (The rear part 尸 belongs to an insect 禹/虫 with long legs 冂, but which species?)
To the mouth of this species, it can be entrusted.
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口
尸
虫
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濁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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impure, muddy/cloudy liquid, uncleanness
nigoru/su, DAKU Left: water 氵, right: eye 罒, wrap 勹, insect 虫
If in the water the visibility is poor, such that insects appear as wrapped up it is impure/muddy. (But it clears 澄 up, because the (clean) water 氵rises 登)
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氵
罒
勹
虫
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騒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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noise, disturbance
sawagu/gashii, SŌ Left: horse 馬 (mane 三 in the wind, four legs 灬 and tail フ), right: hand 又, insect 虫
A horse hit by a hand or stung by an insect makes: noise.
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馬
虫
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蛮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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barbarian, savage
BAN Top: var. of red 赤 (When earth/clay 土 is burned in fire 灬, the pottery gets: red.), below: insect 虫
Like reddish insects are these barbarians.
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赤
虫
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融
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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dissolve, melt, merge
tokeru, YŪ Left: 鬲 (image of a pot 口 with lid 一, on a stand 冂 with reinforcements), right: insect 虫
In the pot on the stand is an insect, but it is already dissolving.
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虫
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嵐
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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storm, hurricane
arashi, From top: mountain 山, wind 風 (.. it pushes insects 虫 into the sail 冂 [The additional stroke is a sailing beam])
A 'mountain'-like wind is: a storm.
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山
風
虫
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虹
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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rainbow
niji, Left: insect 虫, right: craftsman, build 工
Insects actually build the rainbow?
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虫
工
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蜂
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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bee, wasp
hachi, HŌ Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect), right: pointed, needle-shaped 夆 (When sitting cross-legged 夂 on the peak of a growing plant 丰, you feel it is pointed.)
Insects with pointed stings are bees. (Or: The insect sitting at the plant's top is the bee.)
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虫
夆
夂
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蜜
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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honey, nectar
MITSU From top: roof 宀, certainly 必 (... is the heart 心 pierced by a lance ノ), insect 虫
Below that roof are certainly insects with honey.
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宀
必
虫
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