大山椒魚

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
さん
Grade: 1
しょう
Hyōgai
うお
Grade: 2
 オオサンショウウオ on Japanese Wikipedia
オオサンショウウオ

Etymology

(おお) (ō, big) + 山椒魚(さんしょううお) (sanshōuo, primitive salamander)

Pronunciation

Noun

(おお)(さん)(しょう)(うお) or 大山椒魚(オオサンショウウオ) (ōsanshōuoおほさんせううを (ofosanseuuwo) or オホサンセウウヲ (ofosanseuuwo)?

  1. a Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus
    Synonym: 半割 (hanzaki)

Usage notes

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