► 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:
- 殺虫剤 ⇨ Insecticide
- 鳥の翼と昆虫の羽は相似している ⇨ The wings of birds and insects are analogous
- 昆虫の標本 ⇨ Insect specimens
- 果物に虫が付いてしまった ⇨ The fruits got bugs
- 彼は虫眼鏡を使って細かい所を見ている ⇨ He is looking at the details with a magnifying glass
- 急に虫の知らせがした ⇨ Suddenly I had a premonition
- 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
- 害虫退治の薬 ⇨ Pest extermination chemicals
- 無数の虫が蠢いていた ⇨ Countless bugs were moving around
- 昆虫図鑑 ⇨ An encyclopedia of insects
- 蛇は爬虫類だ ⇨ Snakes are reptiles
- 害虫駆除業者 ⇨ A pest-control contractor, exterminator
- 虫刺されの軟膏 ⇨ An ointment for insect bites
- 防虫剤の臭いが服に移った ⇨ The smell of pesticide got on the clothes
- 評論家は自分達はなにも創造しない寄生虫だ ⇨ Critics are parasites who don’t create anything themselves