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mushi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[むし()]
mushi
[むし()]
mushi
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English Meaning(s) for むし

noun
  1. insect; bug; cricket; moth
  2. worm; roundworm
  3. one's emotions; one's feelings
  4. nervousness; fretfulness
  5. person devoted to one thing; single-minded person
  6. valve core
  7. mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

Definition and Synonyms for むし

Germ a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
Synonyms: むし, 伝染毒, 微生物, 細菌, 胚芽, ばい菌
Insect small air-breathing arthropod
Synonyms: むし, 昆虫, 虫螻
Correctional Institution a penal institution maintained by the government
Synonyms: むし
Germ the term is not in technical use
Synonyms: むし, 伝染毒, 微生物, 細菌, 胚芽, ばい菌

Categories むし is a member of

Micro-Organism any organism of microscopic size
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Arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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Penal Institution an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public
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