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幼虫 (ようちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幼よう虫ちゅう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

larva; grub; maggot

General term for the immature, wingless, often worm-like stage of insects after hatching from the egg. Covers larvae of butterflies, beetles, flies, etc.

この幼よう虫ちゅうは何なんの虫

むし

です

か

。

What insect is this larva?

キャベツの葉はに幼よう虫ちゅうがたくさんついていた。

There were many larvae on the cabbage leaves.

Usage patterns

〈虫むし〉の幼よう虫ちゅうが卵たまごから孵ふ化かするfor a larva to hatch from an egg
チョウの幼よう虫ちゅうは卵たまごから孵ふ化かしてすぐに葉はを食たべ始はじめる。
A butterfly larva starts eating leaves as soon as it hatches from its egg.
幼よう虫ちゅうが蛹さなぎになるfor a larva to turn into a pupa
この幼よう虫ちゅうはもうすぐ蛹さなぎになる。
This larva will soon turn into a pupa.
幼よう虫ちゅうを飼し育いくするto raise/breed a larva
子こ供どもたちはカブトムシの幼よう虫ちゅうを飼し育いくしている。
The children are raising beetle larvae.

Kanji

幼infancy, childhood
虫insect, bug, temper

Related words

うじ
幼虫 is the general biological term for any insect larva, while 蛆 refers specifically to the larvae of flies found in rotting matter.

Opposites

成せい虫ちゅう
幼虫 refers to the immature larval stage of an insect, while 成虫 refers to the fully developed adult insect.

Don't confuse with

蛹さなぎ
幼虫 is the larval stage that feeds and grows, whereas 蛹 is the still, encased pupal stage that comes next before becoming an adult.

Counted with

匹ひきN3
counter for small animals · counter for rolls of cloth · archaic counter for horses · roll of cloth

Word family

成せい幼よう虫ちゅう
adult and larval stages

Written forms

幼よう虫ちゅうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
ようちゅうUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 幼 (young, immature) and 虫 (insect, bug).