蟷 — kanji meaning “mantis”
蟷
mantis
- Meanings
- mantis
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 19
- Classical radical
- 142
- Chinese reading
- dāng
Words with 蟷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蟷螂 | かまきり kamakiri | praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis) |
| 水蟷螂 | みずかまきり mizukamakiri | water scorpion (Ranatra chinensis); water stick |
| 蟷螂の斧 | とうろうのおの tourounoono | courageous but doomed resistance |
| 朝鮮蟷螂 | ちょうせんかまきり chousenkamakiri | narrow-winged mantis |
| 腹広蟷螂 | はらびろかまきり harabirokamakiri | Indo-Pacific mantis (Hierodula patellifera) |
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