Meanings
Readings
Common Words
sickle
leading question; trick question
Abbreviation
sickle-and-chain (weapon)
Abbreviation
spear with curved cross-blades
Abbreviation
gooseneck tenon and mortise joint
Archaic
noisiness
Word usually written using kana alone
part of a fish around the gills
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
Idiomatic expression
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
Occ. written ζηΆι
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind
mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
Historical term
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
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