鯥五郎

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
むつ
Hyōgai

Grade: 1
ろう
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鯥五郞 (kyūjitai)
 ムツゴロウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

(むつ)()(ろう) or 鯥五郎(ムツゴロウ) (mutsugorōむつごらう (mutugorau)?

  1. great blue spotted mudskipper, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris

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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN