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insect 虫
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| Explanation |
The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect
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虫
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JLPT 3Joyo 1 |
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| insect, worm
mushi, CHŪチュウ、むし |
虫
ム
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The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect.
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強
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| strong
tsuyoi, shiiru, KYŌ, GŌキョウ、ゴウ、つよ-い、つよ-まる、つよ-める、し-いる |
弓
ム
虫
| Left: bow 弓, right: nose ム and insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)
To target with the bow the nose of an insect: That is strong!
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風
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| wind, manner, style
kaze, FŪフウ、（フ）、かぜ、（かざ） |
風
虫
冂
| 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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蚕
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JLPT 1Joyo 6 |
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| silkworm
kaiko, SANサン、かいこ |
天
虫
| Top: sky/heaven 天, bottom: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)
What a heavenly insect is: the silkworm!
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属
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JLPT 1Joyo 5 |
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| species, genus, to belong to
ZOKUゾク |
尸
虫
ム
| Side-view of buttocks 尸 and 禹 (= accent ノ and insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂)
The rear part belongs to an insect with long legs - but which species?
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独
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| alone, single, Germany
hitori, DOKUドク、ひと-り |
犭
虫
| Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect)
Such animals and insects exist only in Germany.
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蚊
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| mosquito
ka, BUNか |
虫
文
ム
| Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting ム of an insect), 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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蛍
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| firefly, lightning bug
hotaru, KEIケイ、ほたる |
虫
| From top: rays of light  , cover 冖 (both as: crown  ), insect 虫
Rays of light cover this insect: The firefly.
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繭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| cocoon (of the silkworm)
mayu, KENケン、まゆ |
艹
糸
虫
| 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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蛇
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| snake, serpent
hebi, JA, DAジャ、ダ、へび |
虫
匕
| 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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触
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| touch, sensing, contact, feel
fureru, sawaru, SHOKUショク、ふ-れる、さわ-る |
角
虫
| 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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嘱
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| entrust, confidence, request, ask
SHOKUショク |
口
尸
虫
| 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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濁
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| impure, muddy/cloudy liquid, uncleanness
nigoru/su, DAKUダク、にご-る、にご-す |
氵
罒
勹
虫
| Left: water 氵, right: eye 罒, wrap 勹, insect 虫
The water has unclear view of insects (as if wrapped up) as it is impure/muddy. (But it clears 澄 because the (clean) water 氵 rises 登)
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騒
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| noise, disturbance
sawagu/gashii, SŌソウ、さわ-ぐ |
馬
虫
| 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: a disturbance.
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蛮
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| barbarian, savage
BANバン |
赤
虫
| Top: var. of red 赤 (When earth/clay 土 is burned in fire 灬, the pottery turns: red.), below: insect 虫
Like reddish insects are these barbarians.
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融
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| dissolve, melt, merge
tokeru, YŪユウ |
虫
| 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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嵐
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| storm, hurricane
arashi, あらし |
山
風
虫
| 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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虹
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| rainbow
niji, にじ |
虫
工
| Left: insect 虫, right: craftsman, build 工
Insects actually build the rainbow?
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蜂
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| bee, wasp
hachi, HŌホウ、はち |
虫
夆
夂
| 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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蜜
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| honey, nectar
MITSUミツ |
宀
必
虫
| 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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