螻蛄

See also: 蝼蛄

Chinese

mole-cricket; Gryllotalpa africona mole-cricket
trad. (螻蛄)
simp. (蝼蛄)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation


Noun

螻蛄

  1. mole cricket

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
けら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螻蛄 / 蝼蛄 (lóugū). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

螻蛄(けら) or 螻蛄(ケラ) • (kera

  1. mole cricket
  2. (especially) oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おけら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けら [òkérá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ke̞ɾa̠]

Noun

螻蛄(おけら) or 螻蛄(オケラ) • (okera

  1. synonym of 螻蛄 (kera, oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)