jpdb
beta
Login or Sign up
EN
JP
DE
ES
FR
HU
鎌
かま
切
きり
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
Kanji used
鎌
sickle
切
cut
Pitch accent
か
まきり
Composed of
鎌
かま
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint;
(arch.)
noisiness
切
きり
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)