むつ

むつ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of むつ – see the following entry.

【六つ】 [noun] Alternative form of 六つ (muttsu) Alternative spelling 6つ

(This term, むつ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
鯥 鱫

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) む​つ [múꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

むつ or ムツ • (mutsu) ^{←むつ (mutu)?}

1. gnomefish (Scombrops boops)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 赤鯥(アカムツ) (akamutsu, “blackthroat sea perch”)
• 河鯥(カワムツ) (kawamutsu, “dark chub”)
• 銀鯥(ギンムツ) (ginmutsu, “Patagonian toothfish”)
• 鯥五郎(ムツゴロウ) (mutsugorō, “blue spotted mudskipper”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
睦

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Prefix

むつ • (mutsu-) ^{←むつ (mutu)?}

1. in good relations

Derived terms

• 睦言(むつごと) (mutsugoto)
• 睦(むつ)ぶ (mutsubu, archaic)
• 睦(むつ)む (mutsumu)
• 睦(むつ)まじい (mutsumajii)
• 睦(むつ)まやか (mutsumayaka)
• 睦(むつ)る (mutsuru, archaic)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of むつ – see the following entry.

【陸奥】 [proper noun] Mutsu Province, an old province of Japan Alternative spelling みちのく

(This term, むつ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN