虫食い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虫 食
むし
Grade: 1 		く
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
蟲食い (kyūjitai)
ムシクイ

Noun

虫(むし)食(く)い • (mushikui) 

  1. being worm-eaten
  2. a hole made as a result of being worm-eaten
  3. insect eating or entomophagy (especially of birds); insect eater

Synonyms

  • 昆虫食(こんちゅうしょく) (konchūshoku, “entomophagy”)

Derived terms

  • 虫食(むしく)い算(ざん) (mushikuizan, “fill-in-the-blank problem”)
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