鉄砲魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉄 砲 魚
てつ > てっ
Grade: 3 		ほう > ぽう
Grade: S 		うお
Grade: 2
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鐵砲魚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “gun fish”, compound of 鉄砲(てっぽう) (teppō, “gun”) + 魚(うお) (uo, “fish”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てっぽーうお [tèppóꜜòùò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [te̞p̚po̞ːɯ̟o̞]

Noun

鉄(てっ)砲(ぽう)魚(うお) or 鉄砲魚(テッポウウオ) • (teppōuo) 

  1. archerfish, specifically banded archerfish

Usage notes

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

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