虹鱒

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Chinese

rainbow barbel
trad. (虹鱒)
simp. (虹鳟)
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Pronunciation


Noun

虹鱒

  1. () rainbow trout

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にじ
Grade: S
ます
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
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虹鱒, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Etymology

Compound of (にじ) (niji, rainbow) + (ます) (masu, trout).

Pronunciation

Noun

(にじ)(ます) or 虹鱒(ニジマス) (nijimasu

  1. rainbow trout

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN