藤壺

Chinese

rattan; cane pot; (a measure word)
trad. (藤壺)
simp. (藤壶)

Pronunciation


Noun

藤壺

  1. barnacle (crustacean)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ふじ
Grade: S
つぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Proper noun

(ふじ)(つぼ) • (Fujitsuboふぢつぼ (Fuditubo)?

  1. synonym of 飛香舎 (Higyō-sha, one of the consort residences of the Inner Palace in the Heian era)
  2. (fiction) Lady Fujitsubo, a fictional character in The Tale of Genji

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ふじ
Grade: S
つぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Calque of Chinese 藤壺 / 藤壶 (ténghú).

For pronunciation and definitions of 藤壺 – see the following entry.
富士壺ふじつぼ
[noun] barnacle, a marine crustacean of the suborder Balanomorpha
Alternative spelling
フジツボ
(This term, 藤壺, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)