14 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

spider

Kun'yomi
  • くも
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

spider
チ くも (Kentei Pre-1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata) ②spider yōkai
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
Nephila clavata (Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider)
brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus)
spider that appears in the morning (said to be good luck)
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References

Unicode hex code 8718
JIS X 0208 1-35-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4158
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5342
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33134
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d8.2
Four corner code 5610.0