むし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of むし – see the following entries.

【無視】	[noun] ignoring, neglect [verb] to ignore, to neglect
【無私】	[adjective] unselfish; disinterested [noun] selflessness; impartiality
【無死】	[noun] (baseball) no outs; no player from the batting side has been removed during the current inning
【無始】	[noun] (Buddhism) the eternal without beginning; that which has always existed [noun] time immemorial; the remote past
【無指】	[noun] adactylism; adactyly, the absence of fingers or other digits
【霧視】	[noun] blurred vision; cloudy vision
【務歯】	[noun] tooth of a zip fastener (zipper)

(This term, むし, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.)

Etymology 2

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

【虫】1

[noun] a bug, insect, worm

[noun] a serpent, snake

[noun] (figurative): a worm (person living for only one thing)

[noun] (derogatory): a worm (despicable person)

[noun] a temperament (thought which is in the deep in mind) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

[noun] (archaic) a male lover

Alternative spelling
ムシ

(This term, むし, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as むし, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むし.)

Etymology 3

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

【苧】H	[noun] (obsolete) old name for karamushi: the ramie plant, Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea [noun] short for 帔(むしのたれぎぬ), 枲(むし)の垂(た)れ衣(ぎぬ) (mushi no tareginu), a kind of veil made of ramie and worn from the brim of a hat by women from the Heian period through the Kamakura period

(This term, むし, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as むし, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むし.)