極鰺刺

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょく
Grade: 4
あじ
Hyōgai
さ(し)
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
極鯵刺
 キョクアジサシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(きょく) (kyoku, polar) + 鰺刺(あじさし) (ajisashi, common tern)

Pronunciation

Noun

(きょく)(あじ)(さし) or 極鰺刺(キョクアジサシ) (kyokuajisashiきよくあぢさし (kyokuadisasi)?

  1. arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea

Usage notes

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