Japanese symbol for “insects”
昆虫類
こんちゅうるい
Romaji: konchuurui
Insecta; the insects
In Japanese, insects is 昆虫類, read こんちゅうるい (konchuurui).
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Meanings
- n Insecta; the insects
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう konchuu | insect; bug |
| 昆布 | こんぶ konbu | kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp |
| 昆虫学 | こんちゅうがく konchuugaku | entomology |
| 昆虫採集 | こんちゅうさいしゅう konchuusaishuu | insect collecting |
| 昆布茶 | こぶちゃ kobucha | kelp tea; seaweed tea |
| 子持昆布 | こもちこんぶ komochikonbu | kelp with herring roe (sushi type) |
| 虫歯 | むしば mushiba | tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity |
| 害虫 | がいちゅう gaichuu | harmful insect; noxious insect; pest |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
See also: Chinese symbol for “insects”.
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.