Entry
  1. Noun

    click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 米搗き虫【こめつきむし】、叩頭虫【こめつきむし】、額突虫【こめつきむし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rice, USA, metre

Kun
こめ、よね
On
ベイ、マイ、メエトル
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
61 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

は、べ、まべ、め、よ、よな、よの、よま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-3SKIP code
6b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9090.4Four corner code
1064deroo
7c73Unicode hex code
1-42-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3461Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4380New Nelson (John Haig)
3529New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4342Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2198Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
919Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
987Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
90A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
343Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
112Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26832Morohashi
201A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
224Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
135sakade
803Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
220henshall3
135Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
155crowley
562Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.8busy_people
1493Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
928Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mi3Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pound, husk

Kun
つ.く、か.つ
On
トウ
Strokes
13
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3c10.1The Kanji Dictionary
5702.7Four corner code
6417Unicode hex code
1-57-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1978Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2254New Nelson (John Haig)
12480Morohashi
dao3Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

insect, bug, temper

Kun
むし
On
チュウ、キ
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