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蜘蛛
kumo
Description
蜘蛛は足が八本ある小さな生き物です。
A 蜘蛛 is a small creature with eight legs.
よく糸を出して、虫をつかまえるための巣を作ります。
It often produces silk and builds webs to catch insects.
Meanings
蜘蛛kumo
spider (eight-legged arachnid)
部屋のすみに蜘蛛がいる。
There is a spider in the corner of the room.
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Notes
- Etymology
usually written with ateji 蜘蛛; commonly written in kana as クモ in everyday text.
- Nuance
蜘蛛 is the animal itself; 蜘蛛の巣 (kumo no su) means the spider's web.
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