Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 足長おじさん(あしながおじさん) in Japanese

足長おじさん
Kana Reading
あしながおじさん
Romaji
ashinagaojisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

7 strokes

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: あし, た.りる, た.る, た.す

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

long, leader

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い, おさ

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