Although the opportunities to see bugs in cities in Japan have decreased compared to the past, Japan has an abundance of nature, including mountains and rivers, and many different kinds of bugs live there.
This page explains the Kanji, Katakana and readings of bugs.
Bug List
| Image | Bug | Kanji/Katakana | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pond Skater | ใขใกใณใ | ใใใใผ |
 | Ant | ่ป | ใใ |
 | Locust | ใคใใด | ใใชใ |
 | Mosquito | ่ | ใ |
 | Moth | ่พ | ใ |
 | Scarab Beetle | ใซใใใณ | ใใชใถใ |
 | Beetle | ใซใใใ ใท | ใใถใจใใ |
 | Mantis | ใซใใญใช | ใใพใใ |
 | Long-horned Beetle | ใซใใญใชใ ใท | ใใฟใใใใ |
 | Stinkbug | ใซใกใ ใท | ใใใใ |
 | Spider | ่่/ใฏใข | ใใ |
 | Stag Beetle | ใฏใฏใฌใฟ | ใใใใ |
 | Cricket | ใณใชใญใฎ | ใใใใ |
 | Scorpion | ่ /ใตใฝใช | ใใใ |
 | Hornet | ในใบใกใใ | ใใใใฐใก |
 | Cicada | ่/ใปใ | ใใฟ |
 | Pillbug | ใใณใดใ ใท | ใ ใใใใ |
 | Butterfly | ่ถ/ใใงใฆ | ใกใใ |
 | Ladybug | ใฆใใจใ่ซ | ใฆใใจใใใ |
 | Dragonfly | ใใณใ | ใจใใผ |
 | Fly | ใใจ | ใฏใ |
 | Earwig | ใใตใใ ใท | ใฏใใฟใใ |
 | Grasshopper | ใใใฟ | ใฐใฃใ |
 | Honeybee | ใใใใ | ใฟใคใฐใก |
 | Firefly | ่/ใใฟใซ | ใปใใ |