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octopus

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Parts:月⺌虫

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octopus

ソウ · ショウshō
たこtako
Pinyin: shāo, xiāo Korean: so Hán-Việt: sao
Stroke counts: 13 Skip code: 1-6-7

Example Words

引っ張り蛸[hipparidako] being very popular
茹で蛸[yudetako] octopus (boiled)
蛸焼き[takoyaki] octopus dumplings
蛸入道[takonyuudou] octopus
蛸坊主[takobouzu] man with a bald or shaven head
蛸足[takoashi] many-legged
蛸足配線[takoashihaisen] overloading an electrical circuit
蛸配当[takohaitou] bogus dividend
蛸壺[takotsubo] octopus pot

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