Japanese symbol for “earthworm”
蚯蚓
みみず
Romaji: mimizu
earthworm; worm
In Japanese, earthworm is 蚯蚓, read みみず (mimizu).
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Meanings
- n earthworm; worm
Written forms: 蚯蚓. Readings: ミミズ、みみず、めめず.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “earthworm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アースワーム | アースワーム aasuwaamu | earthworm |
| 赤龍 | せきりょう sekiryou | earthworm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磯蚯蚓 | いそめ isome | eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae) |
| 岩磯蚯蚓 | いわいそめ iwaisome | Marphysa sanguinea (species of eunicid worm) |
| 縞蚯蚓 | しまみみず shimamimizu | brandling (Eisenia fetida) |
| 枷蚯蚓 | かせみみず kasemimizu | Epimenia verrucosa (mollusc) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “earthworm”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.