Japanese Word Entry
琉球鮎Kana: | りゅうきゅうあゆ |
Romaji: | ryuukyuuayu |
Definition: | Ryukyu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis) |
Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
琉 | precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli, sparkling stone, glazed, opaque |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄡˊ (liú) |
Cantonese: | lau4 |
Japanese: | リュウ (ryuu)、 ル (ru) |
Korean: | 류 (ryu), 유 (yu) |
Vietnamese: | lưu |
Variants
Semantic variant form: | 瑠 |
球 | ball, sphere, globe, round |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄡˊ (qiú) |
Cantonese: | kau4 |
Japanese: | キュウ (kyuu)、 グ (gu) / たま (tama) |
Korean: | 구 (gu) |
Vietnamese: | cầu |
鮎 | freshwater trout, smelt, sheatfish, Parasilurus asotus |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄋㄧㄢˊ (nián) |
Cantonese: | nim4 |
Japanese: | デン (den)、 ネン (nen) / あゆ (ayu)、 なまず (namazu) |
Korean: | 점 (jeom) |
Vietnamese: | niêm |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 鲇 |
Semantic variant form: | 鯰 |