絡新婦

Japanese
Kanji in this term
絡 新 婦
Grade: S Grade: 2 Grade: 5
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From 女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”) +‎ 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”). The kanji, a compound of 絡 (“entangling; entwining”) +‎ 新婦 (“bride”), is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) じょろーぐ​も [jòróógúꜜmò] (Nakadaka – [4])
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞ːɡɯ̟ᵝmo̞]

Noun

絡新婦 (hiragana じょろうぐも, rōmaji jorōgumo, historical hiragana じょらうぐも)

  1. a jorōgumo
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