jellyfish
General term for jellyfish; commonly used in everyday conversation.
I was stung by a jellyfish at the beach.
I got stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the sea.
I saw colorful jellyfish at the aquarium.
Transparent jellyfish were quietly drifting in the sea.
クラゲ is typically counted with 匹, the standard counter for small animals.
comb jelly; ctenophore
moon jellyfish; Aurelia aurita
Morbakka virulenta; a species of box jellyfish
star jelly; Nostoc commune
box jellyfish; sea wasp
spotted jelly; lagoon jelly; Papuan jellyfish
northern sea nettle
crown jellyfish; coronated jellyfish
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
habu jellyfish; Chironex yamaguchii
Katakana spelling is the most common written form; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; the reading is jukujikun.
Rare kanji form; the reading is jukujikun.
The origin is uncertain. The word is native Japanese, and the kanji forms 水母 and 海月 are jukujikun (special readings) applied to the word.