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スナヤツメ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スナヤツメ

also: すなやつめ

Meanings

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noun

Far Eastern brook lamprey; sand lamprey

usually written using kana alone

A species of lamprey native to East Asia. Scientific name: Lethenteron reissneri.

スナヤツメは川かわの砂すな底ぞこに生せい息そくする。
The Far Eastern brook lamprey lives in sandy river bottoms.

Written forms

すなやつめ
Hiragana spelling, also common for this word.
砂すな八やつ目め
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Kanji

砂sand
八eight, eight radical (no. 12)
目

eye, class, look

Etymology

Compound of 砂 (suna, 'sand') and 八つ目 (yatsume, 'lamprey', literally 'eight eyes'). The name refers to its habitat and the gill openings that resemble eyes.