カツオ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of カツオ – see the following entry.
かつおH
a skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis
Short for 鰹木 (katsuogi): a log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
Short for 鰹節 (katsuobushi): smoked and dried skipjack tuna
(obsolete) Short for 鰹虫 (katsuomushi): a biting midge; a water strider
a surname
Alternative spellings
堅魚, 松魚
(This term, カツオ (katsuo), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)