蜘蛛の巢

See also: 蜘蛛の巣

Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
蜘	蛛	巢
くも		す Jinmeiyō
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally “spider’s nest”.

Noun

蜘蛛の巢 (kumo no₂ su) (kana くものす)

1. a spiderweb, cobweb
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 892:
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     ...許之伎爾波久毛能須可伎弖飯炊事毛和須禮提...

     ...ko₂siki₁ ni pa kumo no₂ su kaki₁te ipi₁ kasiku ko₂to₂ mo wasurete...

     In [our] pot, a web is spun; the way of cooking rice we have forgotten...

Descendants

• Japanese: 蜘蛛の巣 (kumo no su)