虱 (しらみ): lice

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虱しらみ

lice

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Kun'yomi

しらみ

On'yomi

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licevermin

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Concepts using this kanji

人虱

Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans)

着物虱

body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

木虱

psylla (any insect of family Psyllidae)

虱潰し

very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.)

虱潰しに

one by one

虱目魚

milkfish (Chanos chanos)

桑木虱

mulberry psyllid (Anomoneura mori)

頭虱

head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)

羽虱

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga)

床虱

bed bug (Cimex lectularius)

衣虱

body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

魚虱

Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)

粉虱

whitefly (Aleyrodidae spp.)

虱蠅

louse fly (any fly of family Hippoboscidae)

虱だらけ

lousy

虱

louse (esp. a sucking louse)

藪虱

erect hedge parsley (Torilis japonica)

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