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とうろう
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
occ. written 杜父魚
Alt. forms
カマキリ
51%
蟷螂かまきり
39%
とうろう
5%
かまきり
3%
螳螂かまきり
鎌かま切きり
蟐螂かまきり
Pitch accent
と
うろう
Used in: 62
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
courageous but doomed resistance
praying mantis style