カツオ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カツオ – see the following entry.
【鰹かつお】H
[noun] a skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis
[noun] short for 鰹木 (katsuogi): a log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
[noun] short for 鰹節 (katsuobushi): smoked and dried skipjack tuna
[noun] (obsolete) short for 鰹虫 (katsuomushi): a biting midge; a water strider
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
堅魚, 松魚
(This term, カツオ (katsuo), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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