百足

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a centipede

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 向かい (facing) + Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 向かう + Japanese to face + Japanese 手 (hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means), 六 (six) + Japanese 十 (ten, 10, cross)+ Japanese 五十嵐 + Japanese 手 (hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means), 百 (hundred, hundreds, lots and lots) + Japanese が + Japanese 手 (hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means)derived from Chinese 百足.

Origin

Chinese

百足

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