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蛸壷

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たこ
Hyōgai
つぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蛸壺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (たこ) (tako, octopus) + (つぼ) (tsubo, jar, pot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たこ)(つぼ) (takotsubo

  1. octopus pot
  2. (military) foxhole

Descendants

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  • → English: takotsubo, Takotsubo

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN