► 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:
- 彼女と二人きりになりたいのにあいつが御邪魔虫をしてイライラした ⇨ I wanted to be alone with her, but he didn’t leave us and I got so annoyed
- 高電圧で殺虫する装置 ⇨ An apparatus that kills bugs with high voltage
- 果物に虫が付いてしまった ⇨ The fruits got bugs
- 水虫を根治するのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to permanently cure athlete foots
- 急に虫の知らせがした ⇨ Suddenly I had a premonition
- 彼は虫けらのように殺された ⇨ He was killed like a bug, something worthless
- 害虫退治の薬 ⇨ Pest extermination chemicals
- 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
- 彼は苦虫を噛み潰したような顔をしている ⇨ He’s grimacing as if he bit a bitter bug
- 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
- 気色悪い虫 ⇨ A creepy insect
- 彼は小さい時は泣き虫だった ⇨ He used to cry a lot when he was little
- 害虫駆除業者 ⇨ A pest-control contractor, exterminator
- 害虫駆除 ⇨ Pest control
- 昆虫図鑑 ⇨ An encyclopedia of insects