土蜘蛛

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
つち
Grade: 1
くも > ぐも
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi jukujikun
 土蜘蛛 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

(tsuchi, soil) +‎ 蜘蛛 (kumo, spider, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ちぐも [tsùchígúmó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ちぐ [tsùchígúꜜmò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝt͡ɕiɡɯ̟ᵝmo̞]

Noun[edit]

(つち)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 土蜘蛛(ツチグモ) (tsuchigumo

  1. (historical) a renegade clan
  2. tsuchigumo, a member of a race of spider-like yokai
  3. (dialectal) Synonym of 地蜘蛛 (jigumo, ground spider) (Atypus karschi)

Derived terms[edit]