Word Meaning

こおろぎ koorogi

蛩 is read as こおろぎ (koorogi) and means cricket (Gryllidae spp.).

Meaning

English

  1. cricket (Gryllidae spp.)

Reading

Kana

こおろぎ

Romaji

koorogi

Writing Variants

  • こおろぎ koorogi
  • 蟋蟀 こおろぎ koorogi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159153 Priority Z

Example Sentences

5

くさむらでこおろぎがないている。

A cricket is chirping in the grass.

あきのよるはこおろぎのこえがよくきこえる。

On autumn nights, the sound of crickets is easy to hear.

こどもがこおろぎをむしかごにいれた。

The child put a cricket into an insect cage.

にわのすみでちいさなこおろぎをみつけた。

I found a small cricket in the corner of the garden.

こおろぎのこえをきくとあきをかんじる。

Hearing the sound of crickets makes me feel that autumn has come.