Caterpillar
noun
When you think of a fur insect what do you think of? My mind immediately goes to a caterpillar. Imagine the furriest caterpillar you can and touch it. How does it feel? Furry?
けむし
The readings for this word are strange. Both use the kun'yomi readings - 虫 uses the reading you learned with the kanji, so that's easy. The 毛 part is like the vocab word 毛 you learned in the previous lesson.
キャベツの中に毛虫がいた。
There was a caterpillar in the cabbage.
土じゃなくて、毛虫のフンだった。
It was not soil. It was caterpillar poop.
ペットの毛虫のシャーロットです。
This is Charlotte, my pet caterpillar.