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昆

Insect, Descendants
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 19

Meanings

  1. insect, Descendants
  2. descendantsRtK
  3. elder brother
  4. insect
    彼は昆虫採集に興味を持っている。He has an interest in collecting insects.tatoeba
    彼は花壇の昆虫を見るためにかがみこんだ。He bent over to see insects in the flowerbed.tatoeba
  1. bug

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · compare (比) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 483

Compound words

昆虫こんちゅう
insect; bug
昆布こんぶ
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
昆虫学こんちゅうがく
entomology
昆布茶こぶちゃ
kelp tea
朧昆布おぼろこんぶ
shredded tangle of kelp
昆虫採集こんちゅうさいしゅう
insect collecting
昆布だしこんぶだし
soup stock made from kombu
昆布ダシこんぶだし
soup stock made from kombu
昆布出しこんぶだし
soup stock made from kombu
昆布出汁こんぶだし
soup stock made from kombu
子持昆布こもちこんぶ
kelp with herring roe (sushi type)
薯蕷昆布とろろこんぶ
shredded kombu

Additional Examples

鳥は昆虫の天敵です。
Birds are natural enemies of insects.tatoeba
注意深く観察すれば、昆虫がいることがわかるだろう。
If you look carefully, you'll find some insects.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Insects; many. 日 + 比 (side by side) — countless small creatures under the sun. 昆虫 — insect.Also known as “Insect”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 昆

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