Keyword
insect
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 10
Heisig556
Old form
Readings
むし
(82%)
Composed of
mouth
arm of a bodybuilder
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an arm of a bodybuilder being bitten by an insect.

Used in kanji (132 in total)
strong
wind
touch
make noise
Used in vocabulary (522 in total)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
crybaby; blubberer
Examples (78 in total)
There are insects everywhere.
If you open the window, bugs will come in.
Are you afraid of bugs?