土蜘蛛
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 土 | 蜘 | 蛛 |
| つち Grade: 1 |
くも > ぐも | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
Etymology
土 (tsuchi, “soil”) + 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).
Pronunciation
Noun
土蜘蛛 or 土蜘蛛 • (tsuchigumo)
- (historical) a renegade clan
- tsuchigumo, a member of a race of spider-like yokai
- (dialectal) Synonym of 地蜘蛛 (jigumo, “Atypus karschi, a species of purse web spider”)
Derived terms
- 大土蜘蛛 (ōtsuchigumo)