“Daddy longlegs” in Japanese
Short answer
Daddy longlegs in Japanese is “蚊トンボ” (katonbo). Full meaning: crane fly, daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person, string bean.
Other ways to say “Daddy longlegs” in Japanese
大蚊
gaganbo crane fly, daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
座頭虫
zatoumushi harvestman, daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
盲蜘蛛
mekuragumo harvestman, daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
蚊とんぼ
katonbo crane fly, daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person, string bean
幽霊蜘蛛
yuureigumo pholcid spider (any spider of family Pholcidae, esp. species Pholcus crypticolens); harvestman, daddy longlegs
足長おじさん
ashinagaojisan anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman, daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
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