年魚

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)

1. fish with a lifespan of less than a year
2. sweetfish

Synonyms

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN