蠑螈

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See also: 蝾螈

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (蠑螈)
simp. (蝾螈)
alternative forms 榮原荣原
榮蚖荣蚖
蠑蚖蝾蚖
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Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

蠑螈

  1. salamander; newt

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いもり
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji are from Chinese 蠑螈 / 蝾螈 (róngyuán).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 蠑螈 – see the following entry.
井守いもり
蠑螈: a salamandrid
Short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, Japanese fire belly newt).
(historical) a job title in the Edo period and earlier, referring to an assistant to the 井司 (ishi, literally well boss), both jobs in charge of aspects of the irrigation system
Alternative spelling
イモリ
(This term, 蠑螈, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

蠑螈 (yeong'won) (hangeul 영원)

  1. hanja form? of 영원 (newt)