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ハイレン

Meanings

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noun

Indo-Pacific tarpon

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Megalops cyprinoides. A fish species; the name is typically written in katakana.

ハイレンはインド太たい平へい洋よう地ち域いきに生せい息そくする魚さかなです。
The Indo-Pacific tarpon is a fish that inhabits the Indo-Pacific region.

Written forms

ハイレン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
海菴はいれん
Ateji kanji form; rarely used and likely to be unfamiliar to most readers.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
菴hermitage

Etymology

The Japanese name ハイレン likely derives from a Chinese name for the fish, but the exact derivation is uncertain.