虫

How to remember it

A bug is small enough to slip through unseen, like a quiet "mushi" in the grass.

Example sentences

• 庭に虫がたくさんいる。

  にわにむしがたくさんいる。

  There are many insects in the garden.

• 夏の夜は虫の声が聞こえる。

  なつのよるはむしのこえがきこえる。

  On summer nights you can hear the voices of insects.

Usage

Used broadly for any small bug; in 虫歯 it means "decay."

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