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Noun

 * 1)  centipede
 * 2)  millipede; diplopod

Etymology 1
From, of derivation; some theories include:
 * 1) a compound of, as the centipede's feet come in facing pairs
 * 2) a compound of, literally "sixty hands"; centipedes have more or less than one hundred legs
 * 3) starting as a compound of, shifting phonetically:  →

While the latter two theories seem plausible semantically, the devoicing of ga to ka is quite unusual.

The kanji are, from.

Noun

 * 1) a centipede

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)  a centipede

Usage notes
The mukade reading is much more common.

Noun

 * 1) a centipede

Noun

 * 1) a centipede

Noun

 * 1) a centipede