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出世魚

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅつ > しゅっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
うお
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
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Etymology

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Compound of 出世(しゅっせ) (shusse, advancement, development, success in one's life) + (うお) (uo, fish).[1][2][3]

First cited in the 1949 novel  その (Chichi - Sono Shi, Father: His Death), by Aya Kōda.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゅっ)()(うお) (shusse-uoしゆつせうを (syutuse-uwo)?

  1. [from 1940s] a fish whose popular appellation changes depending on its maturity

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 出世魚”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 出世魚”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN