真魚鰹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	魚	鰹
ま Grade: 3	な Grade: 2	かつお > がつお Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
眞魚鰹 (kyūjitai) 真名鰹 鯧

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まながつお [mànágáꜜtsùò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠ɡa̠t͡sɨo̞]

Noun

真(ま)魚(な)鰹(がつお) or 真魚鰹(マナガツオ) • (managatsuo) ^{←まながつを (managatwo)?}

1. Pampus punctatissimus, a species of butterfish

Usage notes

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