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クサビフグ (くさびふぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クサビフグ

Meanings

1

noun

slender sunfish; oblong sunfish

usually written using kana alone

A species of sunfish (Ranzania laevis).

クサビフグは世せ界かい中じゅうの温あたたかい海うみに生せい息そくしている。
The slender sunfish inhabits warm seas around the world.

Written forms

クサビフグ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
楔くさび河豚ふぐ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in specialized contexts.

Kanji

楔wedge, arrowhead
河river
豚

pork, pig

Etymology

The name combines 楔 (くさび, 'wedge') and 河豚 (ふぐ, 'pufferfish'), likely referring to its wedge-like body shape.