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モンガラカワハギ (もんがらかわはぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

モンガラカワハギ

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Meanings

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noun

clown triggerfish

usually written using kana alone

A tropical marine fish with a distinctive spotted pattern; scientific name Balistoides conspicillum.

水すい族ぞく館かんでモンガラカワハギを見みた。
I saw a clown triggerfish at the aquarium.
モンガラカワハギは鮮あざやかな模も様ようが特とく徴

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The clown triggerfish is characterized by its vivid pattern.

Written forms

モンガラカワハギ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
紋もん殻がら皮かわ剥はぎ
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.
紋もん殻がら皮かわ剝はぎ

Kanji

紋family crest, figures
殻husk, nut shell
皮pelt, skin, hide
剥come off, peel, fade
剝come off, peel, fade

Etymology

The name likely derives from 紋殻 (mongara, 'patterned shell') and 皮剥 (kawahagi, 'filefish'), referring to its appearance and relation to filefish. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.