昆虫

こんちゅう

insect, bug

What does 昆虫 mean?

昆虫 is a Japanese noun meaning insect, bug in English. It is written as 昆虫 in kanji, こんちゅう in hiragana, and konchuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

趣味は昆虫を集めることです。

My hobby is collecting insects.