甲烏賊
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 甲 | 烏 | 賊 |
| こう Grade: S | い Jinmeiyō | か Grade: S |
| Irregular | ||
Etymology
From 甲 (kō, “shell”) + 烏賊 (ika, “squid”). 烏賊 is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) こーいか [kóꜜòìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːika̠]
Noun
甲烏賊 (hiragana こういか, katakana コウイカ, rōmaji kōika, historical hiragana かふいか, historical katakana カフイカ)
- a cuttlefish