Entry
  1. Noun

    bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 木食虫【きくいむし】木蠹虫【きくいむし】蠹【きくいむし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tree, wood

Kun
こ-
On
ボクモク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
317 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
4a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4090.0Four corner code
1864deroo
6728Unicode hex code
1-44-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2531New Nelson (John Haig)
3450New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4261Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2901Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
195Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
207Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
109Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14415Morohashi
69A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15sakade
60Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
17henshall3
36Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
255crowley
20Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1045Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
199Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mog, moKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

insect, bug, temper

Kun
むし
On
チュウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1351 of 2500
Radical
insect
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-6-3, 2-4-2SKIP code
6d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
5013.6Four corner code
1671deroo
866bUnicode hex code
1-35-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4115Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5275New Nelson (John Haig)
3530New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4343Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2959Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
517Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
556Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1073A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
324Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
133Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32804Morohashi
56A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
873Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114sakade
875Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
74henshall3
60Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
466Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1604Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
523Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chong2, hui3Pinyin reading
hwe, chungKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level