甲烏賊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲 烏 賊
こう
Grade: S 		いか
Jinmeiyō Grade: S
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

From 甲 (kō, “shell”) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, “squid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーいか [kóꜜòìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːika̠]

Noun

甲(こう)烏賊(いか) • (kōika) ←かふいか (kafuika)?

  1. a cuttlefish

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as コウイカ (kōika).

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