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トクビレ (とくびれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

トクビレ

Meanings

1

noun

sailfin poacher

usually written using kana alone

A species of poacher fish (Podothecus sachi).

トクビレは北ほっ海かい道どうの沿えん岸がんで見みられる魚さかなです。
The sailfin poacher is a fish found along the coast of Hokkaido.

Written forms

トクビレ
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling for this fish name.
特とく鰭びれ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

特special
鰭fin

Etymology

The name likely derives from the distinctive pectoral fins (特 'special' + 鰭 'fin'), but the exact origin is uncertain.