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表層形
虫けら
ムシケラ
名詞

虫けら (ムシケラ)

Mushikera · むしけら — worm, insect; insignificant person, pathetic person

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虫けら in rōmaji: mushikera.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 虫螻 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月4日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
虫けら
見出し語 (Lemma)
虫螻
読み (Reading)
ムシケラ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
虫けら
読み・基本形
ムシケラ
表記・基本形
虫けら
見出し語の読み
ムシケラ
💡 English Meaning

虫けら means “worm, insect; insignificant person, pathetic person” — full definition & examples →

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虫螻 (ムシケラ) — main entry →

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The surface form (虫けら) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (虫螻) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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