ふな
Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 鮒 鯽 (rare) |
From Old Japanese.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ふな or フナ • (funa)
- 鮒, 鯽: [from early 700s] crucian carp, any fish of the genus Carassius
Derived terms
- 寒鮒 (kanbuna): crucian carp caught in mid-winter
- ギベリオ鮒 (giberiobuna): Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)
- 源五郎鮒 (gengorōbuna): Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)
- 朝鮮鮒 (chōsenbuna): round-tailed paradise fish (Macropodus ocellatus)
- 煮頃鮒 (nigorobuna): nigorobuna (Carassius auratus grandoculis)
- 鮒寿司 (funazushi): funazushi
- ヨーロッパ鮒 (yōroppabuna): crucian carp, Carassius carassius
Etymology 2
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| 船 (larger boat, ship) 舟 (small boat) |
From Old Japanese. Possibly the older form of fune (spelled variously in kanji as 船, 舟, 槽).
Mostly used in compounds.
Pronunciation
Noun
ふな • (funa)
References
- ^ “鮒”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN