大王酸漿烏賊
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||||
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大 | 王 | 酸 | 漿 | 烏 | 賊 |
だい Grade: 1 | おう Grade: 1 | Grade: 5 | Hyōgaiji | Jinmeiyō | Grade: S |
Irregular |
Etymology
大王 (daiō, “great king”) + 酸漿 (hōzuki, “Japanese lantern”) + 烏賊 (ika, “squid”). 酸漿烏賊 are jukujikun (熟字訓).
Noun
大王酸漿烏賊 (hiragana だいおうほうずきいか, katakana ダイオウホウズキイカ, rōmaji daiō hōzuki ika)
- a colossal squid
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 大王烏賊 (daiō ika, “giant squid”)