# 昆 — Insect

Frequency rank 1905 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 喚 (Scream), less common than 墜 (Crash).

- On’yomi: こん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

A sun on top shines on compare below — the sun shines down to compare all the insects crawling on the ground, illuminating tiny bugs.

In words:

- 昆虫 こんちゅう — insect;bug

[Study 昆](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E6%98%86)

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