Translation

The Japanese word for "Worm" is zenchuu 蠕虫.

  • Normally, when we say "Worm" in English, we're referring to a certain kind of Worm: the Earthworm, or, in Japanese, the mimizu ミミズ. The far less common term, zenchuu 蠕虫, means "Worm" in the generic sense: including aquatic worms, flatworms, etc. [1]
Romaji ze n chu u
Hiraganaちゅ
Katakanaチュ
Kanji
Meaning Crawl Bug
School Level 小1

Loan-word

The word "Worm" katakanized would be wāmu ワーム.
Romaji waa mu
Katakana
Hiragana

Trivia

  • "Wormhole" in Japanese, the space-y Einstein–Rosen bridge kind, is wāmuhōru ワームホール. [2]

Further Reading

Wikipedia: Worm (蠕虫)
  1. Worms and leeches - www.wettropics.gov.au, accessed .
  2. ワームホール - ja.wikipedia.org, accessed .
Earthworm, Hammerhead Worm.