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藤壺

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Chinese

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rattan; cane pot; (a measure word)
trad. (藤壺)
simp. (藤壶)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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藤壺

  1. barnacle (crustacean)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ふじ
Grade: S
つぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Proper noun

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(ふじ)(つぼ) (Fujitsuboふぢつぼ (Fuditubo)?

  1. Synonym of 飛香舎 (Higyō-sha, one of the consort residences of the Inner Palace in the Heian era)
  2. (fiction) Lady Fujitsubo, a fictional character in The Tale of Genji

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ふじ
Grade: S
つぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Calque of Chinese 藤壺 / 藤壶 (ténghú).

For pronunciation and definitions of 藤壺 – see the following entry.
富士壺ふじつぼ
[noun] barnacle, a marine crustacean of the suborder Balanomorpha
Alternative spelling
フジツボ
(This term, 藤壺, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)