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カワマス (かわます) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カワマス

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Meanings

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noun

brook trout

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the fish Salvelinus fontinalis, a freshwater salmonid.

カワマスは北ほく米べい原げん産さんの美うつくしい魚さかなです。
The brook trout is a beautiful fish native to North America.
この川かわではカワマスが釣つれます。
You can catch brook trout in this river.

Written forms

カワマスUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
河かわ鱒ます
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

河river
鱒salmon trout

Similar words

マス
General term for trout; カワマス specifically refers to the brook trout species.
ニジマス
Rainbow trout, another common trout species in Japan.

Etymology

Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 鱒 (masu, 'trout'), literally 'river trout'.