Talk:蟷螂

RFC discussion: October 2017

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蟷螂, 杜父魚, 鎌切, かまきり, カマキリ

Maybe refers to two different things. See https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%9E%B3%E8%9E%82%E3%83%BB%E8%9F%B7%E8%9E%82%E3%83%BB%E9%8E%8C%E5%88%87%E3%83%BB%E6%9D%9C%E7%88%B6%E9%AD%9A-233433--2001:DA8:201:3512:BCE6:D095:55F1:36DE 17:53, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

These definitely refer to two different things. This cluster of spellings includes two readings and three different senses, overlapping in interesting ways.

• 蟷螂, 螳螂, 鎌切: kamakiri, a mantis; (by extension) a skinny person or horse
• 蟷螂, 螳螂, 鎌切, 杜父魚: kamakiri, a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika), more commonly known as 鮎掛 (ayukake)
• 蟷螂, 螳螂: tōrō, a mantis (rare reading)

The kana spellings かまきり and カマキリ are just the phonetic spelling of the reading kamakiri. The katakana rendering カマキリ is commonly used in biology contexts.

I'll have a go at cleaning these up. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 22:53, 26 October 2017 (UTC)