針千本
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 針 | 千 | 本 |
| はり Grade: 6 |
せん Grade: 1 |
ほん > ぼん Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]From 針 (hari, “sewing needle”) + 千本 (senbon, “one thousand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]針千本 or 針千本 • (harisenbon)
- porcupinefish, a fish of the family Diodontidae
- long-spined porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハリセンボン (harisenbon).
Synonyms
[edit]- (Okinawa) アバサー (abasā)
See also
[edit]- 嘘吐いたら針千本飲ます (uso tsuitara harisenbon nomasu, “stick a needle in my eye”)
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- ja:Tetraodontiforms