蟀

cricket, grasshopper

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Readings

On'yomi

シュツ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

蟀 centers on a specific insect: a cricket or grasshopper. The meanings are closely related, both referring to jumping orthopteran insects.

Most common words using 蟀

蟋蟀こおろぎ
cricket (Gryllidae spp.)
御竈蟋蟀おかまこおろぎ
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
閻魔蟋蟀えんまこおろぎ
oriental garden cricket (Teleogryllus emma); emma field cricket

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Etymology

蟀 combines 虫 (insect) with 率, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to represent crickets or grasshoppers, with 率 providing the phonetic element.

Meaning mnemonic

The insect radical 虫 on the left tells you it's a bug, and the right side 率 looks like a complex net or cage. Picture a cricket trapped in a net, chirping loudly.

Reading mnemonic

For シュツ, imagine a cricket making a sharp 'shut' sound as it jumps: shut -> シュツ, and the cricket shuts its wings after landing.