虹鱒

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Chinese

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

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Noun

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虹鱒

  1. () rainbow trout

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(にじ)(ます) or 虹鱒(ニジマス) (nijimasu

  1. rainbow trout

Usage notes

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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

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  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