Kanji

蛸

蛸

octopus

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たこ

Example sentences

蛸 たこ
この 店 では 新鮮 な 蛸 が 食べられます 。

You can eat fresh octopus at this restaurant.

蛸足 たこあし
古い コンセント で 蛸足 配線 を して は いけない 。

You must not use octopus wiring on old electrical outlets.

Example Vocabulary

蛸

たこ

octopus

茹で蛸

ゆでだこ

大蛸

おおだこ

茹蛸

ゆでだこ

蛸の足

たこのあし

蛸足

たこあし

octopus tentacles; octopus wiring

蛸壺

たこつぼ

蛸壷

たこつぼ

蛸入道

たこにゅうどう

真蛸

まだこ

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