Meaning

Primary

Spiderweb

Word Type

noun

Explanation

クモ is a spider. Add a nest to it, and you have a spider nest. What do spiders call their nests? They call it a spiderweb (that is, if they can talk).

Reading

くものす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
クモのす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

is a standalone word here, so it uses the same reading that you learned when you learned the vocabulary.

Context

Context Sentences

あ、クモの巣ができてる!

Oh, there's a spider web!

空き家の中はクモの巣だらけだった。

The abandoned house was full of spider webs.

うちの家では、クモの巣を見つけても、母が「これは芸術よ!」って言って掃除させてくれないんです。

In our house, even if we find a spider web, my mom says, "This is art!" and won't let us clean it.

屋根裏部屋で、クモの巣が掛かった祖父の未完成の絵を見つけたんです。

I found my grandpa's unfinished painting covered in cobwebs in the attic.

Kanji Composition