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A1 Noun

蚰蜒(げじげじ)house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse

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    1. Noun

      1.

      house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse

      Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to げじげじ, ゲジゲジ

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    蚰蜒 【げじげじ】蚰蜒 【げじ】ゲジゲジゲジ

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      ゲジゲジには(あし)沢山(たくさん)あります。

      A house centipede has a lot of legs. {house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse}

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      (じゅう)()(つい)(なが)(あし)()っているあの(むし)蚰蜒(げじげじ)だ。

      That insect with fifteen pairs of long legs is a house centipede. {house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse}

      • N1

      ゲジゲジは(いえ)(なか)害虫(がいちゅう)捕食(ほしょく)してくれると()われている。

      It is said that house centipedes (Scutigeromorpha spp.) prey on pests inside the house. {house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse}

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      友達(ともだち)から眉毛(まゆげ)がゲジゲジのようだと()われたせいで(へこ)んでいます。

      I'm feeling down because my friend told me my eyebrows look like house centipedes. {house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse}

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      (ひと)から()(きら)われる(もの)(たと)えとして、蚰蜒(げじげじ)という言葉(ことば)使(つか)われます。

      The term "gejigeji", which refers to a house centipede, is used as a metaphor for a person who is despised and detested by others. {house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.), contemptible person, skunk, wretch, louse}

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