年魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
年	魚
ねん Grade: 1	ぎょ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

年 (nen, “year”) +‎ 魚 (gyo, “fish”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ねんぎょ [néꜜǹgyò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [nẽ̞ŋʲɡʲo̞]

Noun

年魚 (hiragana ねんぎょ, rōmaji nengyo, historical hiragana ねんぎよ)

fish with a lifespan of less than a year
sweetfish

Synonyms

(sweetfish): 鮎 (あゆ) (ayu), 香 (こう)魚 (ぎょ) (kōgyo)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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