大王烏賊

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Chinese

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king; the red joker, one of the two jokers that has a more reddish or colorful appearance cuttlefish
trad. (大王烏賊) 大王 烏賊
simp. (大王乌贼) 大王 乌贼
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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大王烏賊

  1. (Taiwan) giant squid
    Synonyms: 大王魷魚大王鱿鱼 (dàwáng yóuyú), (Mainland China, Hong Kong) 巨烏賊巨乌贼 (jùwūzéi)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 1
いか
Jinmeiyō Grade: S
goon jukujikun
 ダイオウイカ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 大王 (daiō, great king) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, squid).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(おう)烏賊(いか) or 大王烏賊(ダイオウイカ) (daiō ikaだいわういか (daiwau ika)?

  1. a giant squid

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