にべ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
鮸 鰾膠 鮸膠

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にべ [níꜜbè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) にべ [nìbéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ibe̞]

Noun

にべ or ニベ • (nibe) ^{←にべ (nibe)?}

1. 鮸: nibe croaker, honnibe croaker, Nibea mitsukurii

   Synonyms: いしもち (ishimochi), ぐち (guchi)

2. 鰾膠, 鮸膠: nibe croaker isinglass

   Synonym: にべにかわ (nibe-nikawa)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• (isinglass):
  • にべない (nibe nai), にべもない (nibe mo nai)

Descendants

• → Translingual: Nibea
• ⇒ English: nibe croaker