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螳螂

螳螂

Chinese

praying mantis dragonfly; mantis
simp. and trad.
(螳螂)

Noun

螳螂

  1. praying mantis   (Classifier: )

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (螳螂):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Hyōgaiji
ろう
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Noun

螳螂 (hiragana かまきり, katakana カマキリ, romaji kamakiri)
(alternative reading hiragana とうろう, romaji tōrō, historical hiragana たうらう)

  1. Alternative spelling of 蟷螂

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

螳螂 (dangnang) (hangeul 당랑)

  1. Hanja form? of 당랑, “mantis”.