also: ちちゅ · ちちゅう · ちしゅ
noun
Common word for spider; usually written in kana (クモ or くも) rather than kanji.
庭で大きなクモを見つけた。
I found a big spider in the garden.
クモの巣が窓に張っている。
A spider web is stretched across the window.
Kanji form; usually written in kana.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 蜘蛛 are jukujikun (special kanji reading) for くも.