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Kotomora

ケラ

also: オケラ

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Meanings

1

noun

mole cricket

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the insect, especially the Oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis). Usually written in kana.

2

noun

being broke; penniless

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Only with reading おけら / オケラ

Colloquial expression, often used in the phrase おけらになる or オケラになる. Restricted to the reading おけら/オケラ.