Translation
tobizu-mukade means "Chinese Red-Headed Centipede" in English.
tobizu-mukade is normally written with katakana, as トビズムカデ.
tobizu-mukade written with hiragana is とびずむかで.
tobizu-mukade written with hiragana is とびずむかで.
| Romaji | to | bi | zu | mu | ka | de |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | と | び | ず | む | か | で |
| Katakana | ト | ビ | ズ | ム | カ | デ |
| Kanji | 鳶 | 頭 | 百足 | |||
| Meaning | Black Kite | Head | Centipede | |||
| School Level | ✕ | 小２ | 小１, 小１ | |||
Orthography Notes
- mukade is a jukujikun 熟字訓 reading for 百足 in this word. That is: those kanji are only read that way when they come together like that.
tobizu-mukade
&ellipsis;tte shitteru?
&ellipsis;tte shitteru?
トビズムカデ
…って知ってる？
…って知ってる？
Do you know [about] the Chinese Red-Headed Centipede?
nihon ja
saidai kurasu no
mukade da
saidai kurasu no
mukade da
日本じゃ
最大クラスの
ムカデだ
最大クラスの
ムカデだ
In Japan [it's] a centipede of the biggest class.
ookii no wa
ni-juu senchi ijou nimo
naru
ni-juu senchi ijou nimo
naru
大きいのは
２０ｃｍ以上にも
なる
２０ｃｍ以上にも
なる
The big [ones] become even over twenty centimeters.
Synonyms
Scientific name: Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.
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