蛸壷

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
蛸 壷
たこ
Hyōgaiji 		つぼ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
蛸壺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From 蛸(たこ) (tako, “octopus”) + 壷(つぼ) (tsubo, “jar, pot”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

蛸(たこ)壷(つぼ) • (takotsubo) 

  1. octopus pot
  2. (military) foxhole

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: takotsubo, Takotsubo

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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