"螳螂" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠ma̠kʲiɾʲi] Forms: 螳螂 [canonical] (ruby: 螳螂(かまきり)), 螳螂 [canonical] (ruby: 螳螂(カマキリ)), kamakiri [romanization]
Etymology: Either a compound of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + 切り (kiri, “cutting; cutter”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 切る (kiru, “to cut”)), or of 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + キリ (kiri, onomatopoeia), where the kiri is imitative of the sound made by grasshoppers and katydids, and is found as a common element in the names of several insects of similar size and body shape. Compare 螽斯 (kirigirisu, “grasshopper; katydid”), 笹切 (sasakiri, “bush cricket; katydid”). Considering the sharp forelegs of the mantis, the first derivation may be more probable. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螳螂 (tángláng). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||continuative or stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”), {{m|ja|切る||to cut|tr=kiru}} 切る (kiru, “to cut”), {{com|ja|鎌|切り|pos2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">切る</i> (kiru, “to cut”)|sort=かまきり|t1=sickle|t2=cutting; cutter|tr1=kama|tr2=kiri}} 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + 切り (kiri, “cutting; cutter”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 切る (kiru, “to cut”)), {{com|ja|鎌|キリ|pos2=onomatopoeia|sort=かまきり|t1=sickle|tr1=kama|tr2=kiri}} 鎌 (kama, “sickle”) + キリ (kiri, onomatopoeia), {{m|ja|螽斯||grasshopper; katydid|tr=kirigirisu}} 螽斯 (kirigirisu, “grasshopper; katydid”), {{m|ja|笹切||bush cricket; katydid|tr=sasakiri}} 笹切 (sasakiri, “bush cricket; katydid”), {{m|ja|熟字訓}} 熟字訓, {{juku|sort=かまきり}} jukujikun (熟字訓), {{der|ja|zh|螳螂|sort=かまきり}} Chinese 螳螂 (tángláng) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かまきり|カマキリ}} 螳螂(かまきり) or 螳螂(カマキリ) • (kamakiri)
  1. a mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
    Sense id: en-螳螂-ja-noun-5SXw~xJM
  2. (by extension, from the slender build of the insect) a skinny person or horse Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-螳螂-ja-noun-42VaNwBM
  3. (rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Fish, Insects
    Sense id: en-螳螂-ja-noun-rHu7DmH7 Disambiguation of Fish: 9 1 88 1 Disambiguation of Insects: 38 3 51 9 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 7 72 1 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 9 69 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 9 69 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 20 15 62 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 7 73 2 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 19 8 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 鮎掛 (ayukake) (ruby: (あゆ), (かけ)) [fish, ichthyology, zoology, biology, natural-sciences]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːɾo̞ː] Forms: 螳螂 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (ろう)), tōrō [romanization], taurau [romanization], たうらう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 螳螂 (MC dang lang). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=とうろう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|螳螂|id=1,2}} 螳螂 (MC dang lang) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうろう|hhira=たうらう}} 螳(とう)螂(ろう) • (tōrō) ^(←たうらう (taurau)?)
  1. a mantis Synonyms: 蟷螂 Derived forms: 蟷螂が斧を取りて隆車に向かう: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor (tōrō ga ono o torite ryūsha ni mukau) (english: the mantis takes [up] its hatchets and faces off against a grand chariot), compare English piss in the wind, quixotic, 蟷螂が斧をもって隆車に向かう: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor (tōrō ga ono o motte ryūsha ni mukau) (english: the mantis takes [up] its hatchets and faces off against a grand chariot), 蟷螂の斧: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor (tōrō no ono) (english: the mantis's hatchets)
    Sense id: en-螳螂-ja-noun-1z9UghAD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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        "1": "かまきり",
        "2": "カマキリ"
      },
      "expansion": "螳螂(かまきり) or 螳螂(カマキリ) • (kamakiri)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mantis",
          "mantis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a skinny person or horse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skinny",
          "skinny"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, from the slender build of the insect) a skinny person or horse"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from the slender build of the insect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fourspine sculpin",
          "fourspine sculpin"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "Cottus kazika",
          "Cottus kazika#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "かまきり"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ma̠kʲiɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ayukake",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "鮎",
          "あゆ"
        ],
        [
          "掛",
          "かけ"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fish",
        "ichthyology",
        "zoology",
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "鮎掛"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "螳螂"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with two Han script characters",
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    "ja:Insects"
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    {
      "english": "the mantis takes [up] its hatchets and faces off against a grand chariot",
      "roman": "tōrō ga ono o torite ryūsha ni mukau",
      "word": "蟷螂が斧を取りて隆車に向かう: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor"
    },
    {
      "word": "compare English piss in the wind"
    },
    {
      "word": "quixotic"
    },
    {
      "english": "the mantis takes [up] its hatchets and faces off against a grand chariot",
      "roman": "tōrō ga ono o motte ryūsha ni mukau",
      "word": "蟷螂が斧をもって隆車に向かう: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor"
    },
    {
      "english": "the mantis's hatchets",
      "roman": "tōrō no ono",
      "word": "蟷螂の斧: → a metaphor for a futile endeavor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "螳螂",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "螳",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "螂",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "taurau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たうらう",
      "roman": "taurau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "a mantis"
      ],
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        [
          "mantis",
          "mantis"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "とーろー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːɾo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "蟷螂"
    }
  ],
  "word": "螳螂"
}
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "螳螂",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.