水すい母ぼ

noun

jellyfish

Rare literary or technical term for jellyfish; in everyday Japanese, クラゲ is used instead.

See also: クラゲ

• 「水すい母ぼ」はクラゲの漢かん字じ表ひょう記きの一ひとつだが、普ふ段だんはカタカナで書かく。

  水母 is one kanji spelling for jellyfish, but it is usually written in katakana.