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ミヤベイワナ

Meanings

1

noun

Miyabe charr

usually written using kana alone

A subspecies of charr (Salvelinus malma miyabei) native to Hokkaido, Japan. Scientific or fishing context.

ミヤベイワナは北ほっ海かい道どうの一いち部ぶの湖みずうみにしか生せい息そくしていない。
The Miyabe charr inhabits only some lakes in Hokkaido.

Written forms

ミヤベイワナ
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana as a species name; the kanji form 宮部岩魚 is rare.
宮みや部べ岩魚いわな
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
部

section, bureau, dept

岩boulder, rock, cliff

魚fish

Etymology

Named after the Japanese biologist Kingo Miyabe (宮部金吾). The name combines 宮部 (Miyabe) and 岩魚 (iwana, 'charr').