# 虫 — insect; bug

虫 means “insect; bug”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: チュウ (chuu). Kun'yomi: むし (mushi). You'll see it in words such as 虫 (mushi, “insect; bug”).

- Meaning: insect; bug
- On'yomi: チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi: むし (mushi)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Animals

## Words with 虫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 虫 | むし (mushi) | insect; bug |

## More in the “Animals” set

[象](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/) · [馬](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/) · [羽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/feather/) · [鹿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deer/) · [熊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/) · [鳴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chirp/) · [虫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/. Last updated 2026-11-01.