| CHUU |
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Insect is middle plus a line at the bottom, which for the purposes of this mnemonic, we'll call a "stinger."
So you can say,
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| むし |
insect
★★★★★ |
| 泣き虫 | |
| 弱虫 |
weakling
★★☆☆☆
KUNKUN
weakling, gayrod |
| 虫歯 |
cavity
★★☆☆☆
KUNKUN
a cavity (literally, 'bug tooth,' because parents would tell their kids, 'If you get a cavity, bugs will crawl in the hole and nest and lay eggs.') |
| 昆虫 |
insect
★☆☆☆☆
NP
insect, (a more scientific term than 'むし') |
| 寄生虫 |
parasite
★☆☆☆☆
parasite (literally, 'close living insect') |
| 害虫 |
poisonous insect
★☆☆☆☆
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