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.