飛魚

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See also: 飞鱼

Chinese[edit]

to fly fish
trad. (飛魚)
simp. (飞鱼)

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Noun[edit]

飛魚

  1. flying fish

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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飛魚 (tobiuo, tobio, ago): a flying fish
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Kanji in this term
と(び)
Grade: 4
うお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 飛び (tobi, flying, the stem or continuative form of verb 飛ぶ (tobu, to fly)) +‎ (uo, fish).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(とび)(うお) (tobiuo

  1. a flying fish

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
と(び)
Grade: 4
うお > お
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular

Alteration of tobiuo reading.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(とび)() (tobio

  1. (rare) a flying fish

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2
irregular

Unknown. Alternate name for tobiuo above. Dialect word, used in areas around Kyūshū and the Sea of Japan.

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Noun[edit]

()() (ago

  1. (dialectal, Kyūshū, Sea of Japan) a flying fish

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN