あかむし
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. bloodworm (Halla okadai, species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
2. red mite (Trombicula akamushi); chigger mite; harvest mite
Kanji used
red
insect
Pitch accent
むし
かむし
Composed of
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness