► 成句
虫 [(2)むし] [虫の居所が悪い] meaning: mood rank: 3
☆ 彼は今日虫の居所が悪い (むしのいどころ) ⇨ He is in a bad mood today (☛ Literally means “the bug is in a wrong place”)
虫 [(2)むし] [虫が良い] meaning: selfish rank: 3
☆ 虫の良いことを言いやがって ⇨ What a selfish thing to say
虫 [(2)むし] [虫が好かない] meaning: annoy rank: 4
☆ あいつはどうも虫が好かない ⇨ I just don’t like him. There is something about him that annoys me
► 名詞
虫 [(2)むし] meaning: insect rank: 1
☆ 子供は虫が好きだ ⇨ Children like insects
虫 [(2)むし] meaning: dedicate rank: 4
☆ 彼女は本の虫だ ⇨ She is a bookworm (☛ Typically dedicated to academic work)
More examples:
- 奥歯に虫歯が出来てしまった ⇨ I got a cavity in a molar
- 奥歯が虫歯になってしまった ⇨ I got a cavity in a molar
- 鳥の翼と昆虫の羽は相似している ⇨ The wings of birds and insects are analogous
- 彼は飢えを凌ぐために昆虫を食べた ⇨ He ate insects to stave off hunger
- 水虫を根治するのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to permanently cure athlete foots
- 害虫駆除 ⇨ Pest control
- 虫を食べるのは餓死するよりはましだ ⇨ Eating bugs is better than starving to death
- 彼女は業者に頼んで害虫を駆除した ⇨ She hired a contractor to get rid of pests
- 彼は虫を指で弾き飛ばした ⇨ He flicked off a bug with a finger
- 蝶の幼虫 ⇨ A larva of a butterfly
- 大昔の人達はどうやって虫歯を防いでいたのだろう？ ⇨ How did ancient people avoid dental cavities?
- 無数の虫が蠢いていた ⇨ Countless bugs were moving around
- 虫刺されの軟膏 ⇨ An ointment for insect bites
- 光を発する昆虫 ⇨ Insects that produce light
- 急に虫の知らせがした ⇨ Suddenly I had a premonition