Entry
  1. Noun

    hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

    Usually written using kana alonesee 雀蛾

    この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。
    This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

taro, yam, tuber

Kun
いも
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2418 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3k3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4440.1Four corner code
1947deroo
828bUnicode hex code
1-16-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3896Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4964New Nelson (John Haig)
2181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2706Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1381Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1868Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1655Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1784Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2001A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
288Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1682Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30670PMorohashi
1011A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1909Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2081Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1694Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1088Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1834Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
639Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1670Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
u, huKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani 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