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真鱈

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
たら > だら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞鱈 (kyūjitai)
 マダラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From () (ma, true) + (たら) (tara, codfish). The tara changes to dara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(だら) or 真鱈(マダラ) (madara

  1. pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus

Usage notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN