大王烏賊
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | 王 | 烏 | 賊 |
| だい Grade: 1 | おう Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | Grade: S |
| Irregular | |||
Etymology
From 大王 (daiō, “great king”) + 烏賊 (ika, “squid”). 烏賊 is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) だいおーいか [dàíóꜜò ìkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [da̠io̞ː ika̠]
Noun
大王烏賊 (hiragana だいおういか, katakana ダイオウイカ, rōmaji daiō ika, historical hiragana だいわういか, historical katakana ダイワウイカ)
- a giant squid
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiō hōzuki ika, “colossal squid”)