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カワアナゴ (かわあなご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カワアナゴ

Meanings

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noun

spinycheek sleeper; spined sleeper

usually written using kana alone

A species of sleeper goby (Eleotris oxycephala) found in brackish and fresh waters of Japan and East Asia.

カワアナゴは河か口こう域いきでよく見みられる。
The spinycheek sleeper is often seen in estuaries.

Written forms

カワアナゴ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
川かわ穴あな子ご
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

川stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
穴hole, aperture, slit
子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Etymology

The name literally means 'river conger eel' (川穴子), referring to its elongated shape and freshwater habitat, though it is not a true eel.