how to pronounce жук

/ʐuk/

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жук is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of жук in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… мертвое тело я играю это жук муравья …”

meanings of жук

noun:

Beetle.
Rogue, crook.

жук frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жук occurs in russian on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.