電気鯰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電 気 鯰
でん
Grade: 2 		き
Grade: 1 		なまず
Hyōgai
goon kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
電氣鯰 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

電気(でんき) (denki, “electricity”) + 鯰(なまず) (namazu, “catfish”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dẽ̞ŋʲkʲina̠ma̠zɨ]

Noun

電(でん)気(き)鯰(なまず) or 電気鯰(デンキナマズ) • (denkinamazu) 

  1. electric catfish, Malapterurus electricus

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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