飛魚

See also: 飞鱼

Chinese

to fly fish
trad. (飛魚) 飛 魚
simp. (飞鱼) 飞 鱼

Pronunciation


Noun

飛魚

  1. flying fish

Synonyms

  • 文魚/文鱼 (wényú)
  • 文鰩魚/文鳐鱼
  • (Min Nan) 飛烏/飞乌

Japanese

Etymology 1

飛魚 (tobiuo, tobio, ago): a flying fish
Kanji in this term
飛 魚
と(び)
Grade: 4
うお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 飛び (tobi, “flying”, the stem or continuative form of verb 飛ぶ (tobu, “to fly”)) +‎ 魚 (uo, “fish”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

飛(とび)魚(うお) • (tobiuo) 

  1. a flying fish

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飛 魚
と(び)
Grade: 4
うお > お
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular

Alteration of tobiuo reading.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞bʲio̞]

Noun

飛(とび)魚(お) • (tobio) 

  1. (rare) a flying fish

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
飛 魚
あ
Grade: 4
ご
Grade: 2
irregular

Unknown. Alternate name for tobiuo above. Dialect word, used in areas around Kyūshū and the Sea of Japan.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あご​ [àgóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡo̞]

Noun

飛(あ)魚(ご) • (ago) 

  1. (dialectal, Kyūshū, Sea of Japan) a flying fish

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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