蜘蛛(くも)

くも
noun
spider
animal-general
See also: 雲(くも) (cloud)
1. spider
An eight-legged arachnid that spins webs.
蜘蛛(くも)がいる。
There's a spider.
蜘蛛(くも)を見(み)つけた。
I found a spider.
蜘蛛(くも)が巣(す)を作(つく)っている。
A spider is making a web.
庭(にわ)に大(おお)きな蜘蛛(くも)の巣(す)があった。
There was a big spider web in the garden.
蜘蛛(くも)は虫(むし)を捕(つか)まえて食(た)べる。
Spiders catch and eat insects.

蜘蛛(くも) means spider, an eight-legged arachnid known for spinning webs.

Watch out

蜘蛛(くも) (spider) and 雲(くも) (cloud) have the same pronunciation but different kanji.

Writing

Usually written in kanji (蜘蛛(くも)) or hiragana (くも). The kanji are complex and specific to this word.

Common expressions

Types

  • 毒蜘蛛(どくぐも): poisonous spider
  • 女郎蜘蛛(じょろうぐも): Joro spider (large golden orb weaver)

Cultural note

In Japanese folklore, spiders (蜘蛛(くも)) sometimes appear as 妖怪(ようかい) (supernatural creatures), such as 土蜘蛛(つちぐも) and 絡新婦(じょろうぐも).

蜘蛛(くも)の子(こ)を散(ち)らす is an idiom meaning 'to scatter in all directions' (like baby spiders).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 11:55
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