薔薇鱮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薔	薇	鱮
ばら		たなご Hyōgaiji
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 薔薇(ばら) (bara, “rose”) + 鰱(たなご) (tanago, “bitterling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠ɾa̠ta̠na̠ɡo̞]

Noun

薔薇(ばら)鱮(たなご) or 薔薇鱮(バラタナゴ) • (baratanago) 

1. rosy bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)

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 バラタナゴ.