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Bugs
| English | Romaji | Kanji | Kana |
| bee | hachi | 蜂 | はち |
| bug | mushi | 虫 | むし |
| caterpiller | kemushi | 毛虫 | けむし |
| cicada | semi | 蝉 | せみ |
| cockroach | gokiburi | ごきぶり | |
| cricket | koorogi | こおろぎ | |
| dragonfly | tonbo | とんぼ | |
| fly | hae | はえ | |
| grasshopper | batta | 飛蝗 | ばった |
| insects | konchuu | 昆虫 | こんちゅう |
| Japanese beetle | kabutomushi | カブト虫 | かぶとむし |
| locust | inago | いなご | |
| mosquito | ka | 蚊 | か |
| spider | kumo | くも | |
| praying mantis | kamakiri | 蟷螂 | かまきり |
| Only the animals that are commonly written in kanji have been given their kanji on this page. Bug kanji are considered particularly difficult and so the names are often written in katakana instead of kanji or hiragana. |