翻車魚

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Chinese

fish
trad. (翻車魚) 翻車
simp. (翻车鱼) 翻车
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Pronunciation


Noun

翻車魚

  1. ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まんぼう
Grade: S
(ateji)
Grade: 1
(ateji)
Grade: 2
(ateji)
irregular
Alternative spelling
飜車魚 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

翻車魚(まんぼう) or 翻車魚(マンボウ) (manbōまんばう (manbau)?

  1. ocean sunfish, Mola mola

Usage notes

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

References

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