金魚掬い

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Japanese[edit]

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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(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[edit]

References[edit]

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