土蜘蛛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	蜘	蛛
つち Grade: 1	くも > ぐも
	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

土 (tsuchi, “soil”) +‎ 蜘蛛 (kumo, “spider”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つちぐも [tsùchígúmó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) つちぐも [tsùchígúꜜmò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥t͡ɕiɡɯ̟mo̞]

Noun

土(つち)蜘蛛(ぐも) or 土蜘蛛(ツチグモ) • (tsuchigumo) 

1. (historical) a renegade clan
2. tsuchigumo, a member of a race of spider-like yokai
3. (dialectal) Synonym of 地蜘蛛 (jigumo, “ground spider”) (Atypus karschi)

Derived terms

• 大(オオ)土(ツチ)蜘蛛(グモ) (ōtsuchigumo)