ゴキブリ
Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
Common household pest; the word itself is neutral but the insect is generally disliked.
I found a cockroach in the kitchen.
Cockroaches like dark places.
Usage patterns
- ゴキブリが出るfor a cockroach to appear (in a house, kitchen, etc.)
A cockroach appeared in the kitchen in the middle of the night.
- ゴキブリを退治するto get rid of / exterminate a cockroach
I exterminated the cockroach with insecticide.
- ゴキブリを叩くto swat a cockroach
I swatted the cockroach with a slipper.
- ゴキブリが湧くfor cockroaches to breed/swarm (in large numbers)
If you don't clean, cockroaches will start breeding.