also: クモがっせん
spider fighting
A traditional pastime, especially among children, where spiders are made to fight each other. Often associated with the spider species Argiope amoena (コガネグモ).
昔の子どもたちは、よく蜘蛛合戦をして遊んだ。
Children in the old days often played spider fighting.
蜘蛛合戦に使うクモは、コガネグモが一般的だ。
The spider commonly used for spider fighting is the Argiope amoena.
Standard kanji spelling using the full kanji for spider.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in informal writing.
Katakana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in children's contexts.
Formed from 蜘蛛 “spider” and 合戦 “battle,” denoting contests in which spiders are made to fight.