蜘蛛の巢

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Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
くも
Jinmeiyō
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally “spider’s nest”.

Noun

蜘蛛 (kumo no2 su) (kana くものす)

  1. a spiderweb, cobweb
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 892:
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      ...許之伎爾波久毛能須可伎弖飯炊事毛和須禮提...
      ...ko2siki1 ni pa kumo no2 su kaki1te ipi1 kasiku ko2to2 mo wasurete...
      In pot, a web is spun; the way of cooking rice we have forgotten...

Descendants

  • Japanese: 蜘蛛の巣 (kumo no su)