水蜘蛛

Chinese

water; river spider
simp. and trad.
(水蜘蛛)
蜘蛛

Pronunciation


Noun

水蜘蛛

  1. water spider; diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica)
  2. water strider (family Gerridae)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
くも > ぐも
Hyōgai Hyōgai
irregular

Etymology

(mizu, water) +‎ 蜘蛛 (kumo, spider)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ずぐも [mìzúgúmó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨɡɯ̟mo̞]

Noun

(みず)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 水蜘蛛(ミズグモ) • (mizugumoみづぐも (midugumo) or ミヅグモ (midugumo)?

  1. a water spider