馬魚

Japanese
Kanji in this term
馬 魚
うま
Grade: 2		 うお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 馬 (uma, “horse”) +‎ 魚 (uo, “fish”). Compare Vietnamese cá ngựa (literally “horse fish”).

Noun

馬(うま)魚(うお) or 馬魚(ウマウオ) • (umauo) ←うまうを (umawo) or ウマウヲ (umawo)?

  1. Synonym of 竜の落とし子 (tatsu no otoshigo, “sea horse”) (fish)
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