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The Japanese word for insect is
昆虫

こんちゅう - konchū



insect

Japanese Definition


insect
     1. 名詞. 昆虫。



Translations for insect and their definitions

昆虫
     1. n. an insect (arthropod of class Insecta)


     1. n. a bug, insect, worm
     2. n. a serpent, snake
           獅子 身中 の 虫 - a serpent in a lion
     3. n. (sense, figurative) a worm (person living for only one thing)
           本の虫 - a bookworm
     4. n. (sense, derogatory) a worm (despicable person)
           泣き虫 - a sobbing worm; a blubberer
     5. n. a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind) (rfv-sense, ja)
           癇の虫 - a choleric temperament


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