章魚

See also: 章鱼

Chinese

chapter; seal; section fish
trad. (章魚)
simp. (章鱼)
alternative forms 鱆魚𫠒鱼

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

章魚

  1. octopus (Classifier: )

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
たこ
Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 章魚 / 章鱼 (zhāngyú).

For pronunciation and definitions of 章魚 – see the following entry.
たこH
[noun] octopus
Alternative spellings
, , タコ
(This term, 章魚, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)