にべ

Japanese

Alternative spellings

鰾膠
鮸膠

Pronunciation

Noun

にべ or ニベ • (nibeにべ (nibe)?

  1. : nibe croaker, honnibe croaker, Nibea mitsukurii
    Synonyms: いしもち (ishimochi), ぐち (guchi)
  2. 鰾膠, 鮸膠: nibe croaker isinglass
    Synonym: にべにかわ (nibe-nikawa)

Usage notes

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Nibea
  • English: nibe croaker

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN