蛸

octopus

13 strokes.

Readings

• たこ (kun reading): 蛸壺 (たこつぼ) octopus pot; 蛸入道 (たこにゅうどう) octopus
• ソウ (on reading)
• ショウ (on reading)

Components

• 虫
• 肖
• ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
• 月 radical moon; flesh
• 虫 radical insect

Words using 蛸

• 蛸壺 (たこつぼ) octopus pot
• 蛸入道 (たこにゅうどう) octopus
• 蛸坊主 (たこぼうず) man with a bald or shaven head
• 蛸配当 (たこはいとう) bogus dividend
• 蛸引き (たこひき) long, thin-bladed knife used for sashimi preparation

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists