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触腕 (しょくわん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

触しょく腕わん

Meanings

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noun

tentacle; feeler

biology

Biological term for a tentacle or feeler, used especially for cephalopods and similar organisms.

イカの触しょく腕わんには吸きゅう盤ばんが並ならんでいる。
Suckers are lined up on the squid's tentacles.

Kanji

触contact, touch, feel
腕arm, ability, talent

Similar words

触しょく手しゅ
触手 is a more common general term for tentacle, while 触腕 specifically refers to the longer, specialized tentacles of cephalopods.

Etymology

Compound of 触 (touch) and 腕 (arm), referring to an arm-like appendage used for touching or grasping.