甲烏賊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	烏	賊
こう Grade: S	いか
	Jinmeiyō	Grade: S
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

From 甲 (kō, “shell”) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, “squid”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーいか [kóꜜòìkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːika̠]

Noun

甲(こう)烏賊(いか) • (kōika) ^{←かふいか (kafuika)?}

1. a cuttlefish

Usage notes

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