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蟷螂
かまきり
擬
もどき
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. mantidfly (any insect of the family Mantispidae)
Alt. forms
かまきりもどき
擬螳螂
かまきりもどき
蟷螂
かまきり
擬
もどき
Kanji used
蟷
???
螂
mantis
擬
imitate
Pitch accent
か
まきりも
どき
Composed of
蟷螂
かまきり
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
擬
もどき
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts);
(arch.)
criticism;
(arch.)
censure