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Japanese
Etymology 1
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鮒
鯽 (rare)
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From Old Japanese.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ふな or フナ • (funa)
- 鮒, 鯽: crucian carp, any fish of the genus Carassius
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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船 (larger boat, ship)
舟 (small boat)
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From Old Japanese. Possibly the older form of fune (spelled variously in kanji as 船, 舟, 槽).
Mostly used in compounds.
Pronunciation
Noun
ふな • (funa)
- 船, 舟: a boat:
- 船: a ship, vessel, larger ship
- 舟: a boat, ship, small ship
References
- ^ “鮒”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN