蛸たこ入にゅう道どう

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Meanings

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noun

octopus; bald or shaven-headed man

A humorous or derogatory term likening a bald or shaven-headed man to an octopus, often used in a teasing manner. The octopus sense is literal but less common in everyday speech.

あの蛸たこ入にゅう道どう、また怒おこってるよ。
That bald guy is angry again.
海うみで蛸たこ入にゅう道どうを見みつけた。
I found an octopus in the sea.

Written forms

蛸たこ入にゅう道どう
Standard kanji spelling for this compound.
タコ入にゅう道どう
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
たこ入にゅう道どう
Mixed hiragana-kanji spelling, less common but still encountered.

Kanji

蛸octopus
入enter, insert
道road-way, street, district

Similar words

蛸たこ
蛸 is the standard word for octopus, while 蛸入道 specifically refers to a bald man resembling an octopus or, less commonly, the animal itself in a more colorful or humorous way.
入にゅう道どう
入道 originally means a lay monk or a bald-headed person, and is used in compounds like 大入道 (giant) or 蛸入道 to describe something large or bald.

Etymology

Compound of 蛸 (octopus) and 入道 (lay monk, bald-headed person), from the resemblance of a bald head to an octopus's smooth, round body.