螻蛄

See also: 蝼蛄

Chinese

mole-cricket; Gryllotalpa africona mole-cricket
trad. (螻蛄)
simp. (蝼蛄)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation


Noun

螻蛄

  1. mole cricket

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螻蛄蝼蛄 (lóugū). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kèrá] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) [kèráꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ɾa̠]
  • (Tokyo) けら [òkérá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ke̞ɾa̠]

Noun

螻蛄(けら) or 螻蛄(ケラ) or 螻蛄(おけら) or 螻蛄(オケラ) • (kera or okera) 

  1. a mole cricket

References

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