鰹の烏帽子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰹	烏	帽	子
かつお Hyōgai	え Jinmeiyō	ぼう > ぼ Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

鰹(かつお) (katsuo, “skipjack tuna”) + の (no, attributive marker) + 烏帽子(えぼし) (eboshi, “black-lacquered cap”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かつおのえぼし [kàtsúó nó éꜜbòshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɨo̞ no̞ e̞bo̞ɕi]

Noun

鰹(かつお)の烏(え)帽(ぼ)子(し) or 鰹(カツオ)の烏帽子(エボシ) • (katsuo no eboshi) ^{←かつをのえぼし (katwonoebosi)^?}

a Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

Usage notes

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