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昆虫 (こんちゅう): insect, bug — Japanese vocabulary

昆虫 is read こんちゅう and means "insect, bug". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

昆虫

Reading
こんちゅう · konchuu
Translation
insect, bug
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こんちゅうが

Example

英語でこの昆虫を何といいますか。

えいごでこのこんちゅうをなんといいますか。

What do you call this insect in English?

Kanji in this word

  • 昆 — insect
  • 虫 — insect, bug

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