川螻蛄

Readings

Kana: かわげら、カワゲラ

Romaji: kawagera, kawagera

Definition

noun

1

stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

螻

Readings: ロウ、 ル、 けら

Meaning: mole cricket

蛄

Reading: コ

Meanings: mole cricket, cicada