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エチゼンクラゲ (えちぜんくらげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

エチゼンクラゲ

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ち

ぜ

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Meanings

1

noun

Nomura's jellyfish

usually written using kana alone

A large jellyfish species found in Japanese waters, known for causing damage to fishing nets.

日本にほん海かいでエチゼンクラゲが大たい量りょう発はっ生せいした。
There was a massive bloom of Nomura's jellyfish in the Sea of Japan.
エチゼンクラゲは漁ぎょ業ぎょうに深

しん

刻こく

な

被ひ

害がい

を

もたらす

。

Nomura's jellyfish cause serious damage to fisheries.

Written forms

エチゼンクラゲ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
越前水母えちぜんくらげ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

越surpass, cross over, move to
前in front, before
水water
母mother

Etymology

Named after Echizen (越前), an old province in present-day Fukui Prefecture, where the jellyfish was first recorded. The derivation of the name is straightforward from the place name and 水母 (kurage, 'jellyfish').