鯥五郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯥 五 郎
むつ
Hyōgai 		ご
Grade: 1 		ろう
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鯥五郞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むつごろー [mùtsúꜜgòròò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟t͡sɨɡo̞ɾo̞ː]

Noun

鯥(むつ)五(ご)郎(ろう) or 鯥五郎(ムツゴロウ) • (mutsugorō) ←むつごらう (mutugorau)?

  1. great blue spotted mudskipper, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris

Usage notes

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

References

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