How do you say "worm" in Japanese?

ミミズ

mimizu

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "worm" is ミミズ (mimizu).

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Pronunciation

MEE-mee-zoo, with both 'mi' syllables identical in weight and the final 'zu' softened almost to a light buzz.

Writing and usage

ミミズ is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

ミミズが湿った土の中を這い回っていた。

mimizu ga shimetsu ta tsuchi no naka wo hai mawatsu teita.

A worm wriggled through the damp soil.

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How to remember ミミズ

A worm wriggling through soil goes mimizu, mimizu, like a tiny repeated squirm.

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Questions about ミミズ

How do you pronounce ミミズ?

MEE-mee-zoo, with both 'mi' syllables identical in weight and the final 'zu' softened almost to a light buzz.

Is ミミズ formal or casual?

ミミズ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is ミミズ written in Japanese?

ミミズ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as mimizu.

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