Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 回虫(かいちゅう) in Japanese

回虫, 蛔虫
Kana Reading
かいちゅう
Romaji
kaichū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm
    Example sentence
    先日便に回虫が出ました。 He had a roundworm in his stool the other day.

Examples of 回虫, 蛔虫, かいちゅう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

虫 JLPT 2

6 strokes

insect, bug, temper

On'Yomi: チュウ, キ

Kun'Yomi: むし

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回 JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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蛔

12 strokes

intestinal worms

On'Yomi: カイ, ユウ

Kun'Yomi: かいちゅう, はらのむし

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