飛魚

See also: 飞鱼

Chinese

to fly fish
trad. (飛魚)
simp. (飞鱼)

Pronunciation


Noun

飛魚

  1. flying fish

Japanese

Etymology 1

飛魚 (tobiuo, tobio, ago): a flying fish
Kanji in this term
と(び)
Grade: 4
うお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 飛び (tobi, flying, the stem or continuative form of verb 飛ぶ (tobu, to fly)) + (uo, fish).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

飛魚 (hiragana とびうお, rōmaji tobiuo)

  1. a flying fish

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
と(び)
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
Irregular

Alteration of tobiuo reading.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [to̞bʲio̞]

Noun

飛魚 (hiragana とびお, rōmaji tobio)

  1. a flying fish

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2
Irregular

Unknown. Alternate name for tobiuo above. Dialect word, used in areas around Kyūshū and the Sea of Japan.

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

飛魚 (hiragana あご, rōmaji ago)

  1. (dialectal, Kyūshū, Sea of Japan) a flying fish

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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