Question

蛸 0 虫: insect; bug; temper肖: resemblance octopus "Insect, candle: As insects are drawn to candles, so, also are deep sea divers drawn to the legend of the huge octopus living in the deep waters of the sea. (They also don't come back)."

Accepted Answer

たこ S+ (none) The octopus holds up two of his legs so that they look like antennas and then walks on the other six. He bears a strong resemblance to an insect when he does that.

Kanji	蛸
Kunyomi	たこ
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	虫: insect; bug; temper 肖: resemblance
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	octopus
Koohii Story 1	The octopus holds up two of his legs so that they look like antennas and then walks on the other six. He bears a strong resemblance to an insect when he does that.
Koohii Story 2	"Insect, candle: As insects are drawn to candles, so, also are deep sea divers drawn to the legend of the huge octopus living in the deep waters of the sea. (They also don't come back)."

Octopus Resemblance Drawn Deep 蛸 たこ S+ 虫

Octopus Resemblance Drawn Deep 蛸たこ S+ 虫