足長おじさん

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Kana: あしながおじさん

Romaji: ashinagaojisan

Definitions

noun

1

anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster)

See also: 大蚊

2

harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)

Kanji

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

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

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior