鯥五郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯥	五	郎
むつ Hyōgai	ご Grade: 1	ろう Grade: S
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鯥五郞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むつごろー [mùtsúꜜgòròò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟t͡sɨɡo̞ɾo̞ː]

Noun

鯥(むつ)五(ご)郎(ろう) or 鯥五郎(ムツゴロウ) • (mutsugorō) ^{←むつごらう (mutugorau)?}

1. great blue spotted mudskipper, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris

Usage notes

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