ウグイ

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ウグイ (ugui): a Japanese dace.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly originally a compound of 鵜 (u, “cormorant”) +‎ 食い (kui, “eating, gobbling”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ウグイ or うぐい • (ugui) ←うぐひ (ugufi)?

  1. the Japanese dace, also known as the big-scaled redfin: Tribolodon hakonensis, an edible fish in family Cyprinidae

Usage notes

Although there are two possible kanji spellings, as with many less-common plant and animal names, this word is more often spelled in katakana.

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References

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