虱

しらみ

Also written シラミ, しし, 蝨

Meanings

1. Noun louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice

Kanji

• 虱 lice; vermin. Read as しらみ.

Words containing 虱

• 床虱 (とこじらみ) bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
• 着物虱 (きものじらみ) body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)

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