金魚掬い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
ぎょ
Grade: 2
すく
Jinmeiyō
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
金魚すくい
金魚掬い (kingyosukui): a child scooping goldfishes
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Etymology

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From 金魚 (kingyo, goldfish) +‎ 掬い (sukui, scooping).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んぎょすくい [kìńgyósúꜜkùì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩŋʲɡʲo̞sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

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(きん)(ぎょ)(すく) (kingyosukuiきんぎよすくひ (kingyosukufi)?

  1. a game of scooping goldfish with a paper scooper

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN