虫 (Mushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “insect, bug, cricket, moth”.
Meanings
- nouninsect; bug; cricket; moth
- nounworm; roundworm
- nounthing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconsciousfrom a traditional belief of an internal insect
- nounnervousness; fretfulness
- nounperson devoted to one thing; single-minded person
- nounvalve core
Examples
虫も殺さぬ顔。
He looks as if he could not even harm a fly.
彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。
She has a strong dislike of insects.
鳥は虫を探していた。
The bird was looking for worms.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).