鰻攫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うなぎ
Hyōgai
つか(み)
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鰻掴

Noun

(うなぎ)(つかみ) or 鰻攫(ウナギツカミ) • (unagitsukami

  1. eel catching
  2. Persicaria sagittata, a species of smartweed

Usage notes

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