鬢長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬢	長
びん Hyōgai	なが Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) びんなが [bìńnágá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [bʲĩnːa̠ɡa̠]

Noun

鬢(びん)長(なが) or 鬢長(ビンナガ) • (binnaga)

albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

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 ビンナガ (binnaga).

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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