Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (うじ) in Japanese

Kana Reading
うじ
Romaji
uji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    maggot; larva; grub
    Example sentence
    にはウジがわいていた。 The meat was crawling with maggots.

Examples of 蛆, うじ in a sentence

  • にはウジがわいていた。

    The meat was crawling with maggots.



Kanji in this word

11 strokes

worm, grub, maggot

On'Yomi: ソ, ショ

Kun'Yomi: うじ

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