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Kotomora

ヤマトゴキブリ

Meanings

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noun

Japanese cockroach

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Periplaneta japonica, a common cockroach native to Japan. Often distinguished from the German cockroach (チャバネゴキブリ) and the smokybrown cockroach (クロゴキブリ).