毛虫

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 毛虫. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 毛虫, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 毛虫 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 毛虫 you have here. The definition of the word 毛虫 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of毛虫, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 毛蟲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 毛虫 – see 毛蟲 (“caterpillar”).
(This term is the simplified form of 毛蟲).
Notes:

Japanese

 ケムシ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
毛 虫
け
Grade: 2 		むし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
毛蟲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

毛 (ke, “hair”) +‎ 虫 (mushi, “worm”)

Pronunciation

Noun

毛(け)虫(むし) or 毛虫(ケムシ) • (kemushi) 

  1. a hairy caterpillar
    Synonym: (Tsugaru) げんだが (gendaga)
    • 1921, 寺田寅彦, 蜂が団子をこしらえる話:
      その代(かわ)り今年(ことし)はこれと変(かわ)った毛虫(けむし)が非常(ひじょう)に沢山(たくさん)に現(あら)われて来(き)た。
      Sono kawari kotoshi wa kore to kawatta kemushi ga hijō ni takusan ni arawarete kita.
      Instead we have seen the appearance of extremely many caterpillars different from this.

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia