noun

  1. codling moth larva.
  2. any moth whose larvae feed on fruit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
心喰い虫 しんくいむし
心喰虫 しんくいむし
 
 
 
 
 
 
シンクイムシ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
eat, drink, receive (a blow)
く.う じき (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)