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ヨーロッパオオナマズ (ヨーロッパおおなまず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヨーロッパオオナマズ

Meanings

1

noun

Wels catfish

usually written using kana alone

A large freshwater fish native to Europe; scientific name Silurus glanis.

ヨーロッパオオナマズは最さい大だいで3メートルを超こえることもある。
The Wels catfish can sometimes exceed 3 meters in length.

Written forms

ヨーロッパオオナマズ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword-based name; usually written in kana.
ヨーロッパ大おお鯰なまず
Kanji form is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

大large, big
鯰fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)

Etymology

From ヨーロッパ (Europe) + 大 (large) + 鯰 (catfish), literally 'European giant catfish'. The katakana spelling is standard for this loanword-based compound.