魚竜

魚竜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	竜
ぎょ Grade: 2	りゅう Grade: S
kan’on	goon

Etymology

From 魚 (gyo, “fish”) +‎ 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), calque of New Latin ichthyosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぎょりゅう [gyòryúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

魚竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 魚龍, hiragana ぎょりゅう, rōmaji gyoryū)

1. an ichthyosaur

Descendants

• → Chinese: 魚龍
• → Korean: 어룡 (eoryong)

See also

• 恐 (きょう)竜 (りゅう) (kyōryū)
• 翼 (よく)竜 (りゅう) (yokuryū)
• 首 (くび)長 (なが)竜 (りゅう) (kubinagaryū)