螳螂

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a mantis
  • by extension, from the slender build of the insect a skinny person or horse
  • (sort=かまきり) a fourspine sculpin, a fish of species Cottus kazika.

Etymology

Com from Japanese 鎌 (sickle, scythe) + Japanese 切り (cutting, cutter)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb m + Japanese 切る (cut, cutting, cut down, fell, chop down, terminate an action)+ Japanese to cut, 鎌 (sickle, scythe) + Japanese キリ derived from Chinese 螳螂.

Origin

Chinese

螳螂

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