赤虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	虫
あか Grade: 1	むし Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
赤蟲 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 赤虫 – see the following entry.

【あかむしアカムシ】 [noun] bloodworm, various worms of the family Eunicidae; often used as fishing bait or fish food [noun] red velvet mite, harvest mite, various mites of the family Trombidiidae; (especially) Trombicula akamushi [noun] chironomid, lake fly, any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae

(This term, 赤虫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)