
虫 - Insect
Insect
components
Mouth - 口
Entrance - 中
Insect - 虫
At twilight, the shrine’s heavy gates (Entrance) creak open-a single, secret Mouth (口) yawns at the heart of the old wood.
From the darkness, a glimmering jewel beetle (Insect, 虫) crawls out, trailing the hush of ancient festivals and the soft, endless buzz of cicadas in summer.
You kneel, listening close: every insect in Japan’s legends slips quietly through this hidden mouth, bearing messages (虫の知らせ, “an insect’s notice”) and shimmering colors.
Remember-when you see 虫, picture that tiny Mouth in the center, the hidden entrance where all the world’s bugs slip in and out, alive with folklore, song, and secret warnings.
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虫 - Insect
Index # 53
Grade 1
6 strokes
JLPT Level : N2
Readings : チュウ, むし
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji