アシナシイモリ

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Meanings

noun

usually written using kana alone

A legless, burrowing amphibian of the order Gymnophiona. The Japanese name literally means 'legless newt', but it is not a true newt.

アシナシイモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
足無井守あしなしいもり
Kanji spelling; rarely used and potentially confusing.
足あし無なし井い守もり
Kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used.

イモリ
イモリ (newt) is a tailed amphibian with legs, while アシナシイモリ is a legless amphibian of a different order.
サンショウウオ
サンショウウオ (salamander) is a general term for tailed amphibians; アシナシイモリ is not a salamander but a caecilian.

Compound of 足無し (ashinashi, 'legless') + 井守 (imori, 'newt'), literally 'legless newt'. The name is descriptive, though caecilians are not true newts.

あ

し

な

し

い

も

り

noun

usually written using kana alone

A legless, burrowing amphibian of the order Gymnophiona. The Japanese name literally means 'legless newt', but it is not a true newt.

アシナシイモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
足無井守あしなしいもり
Kanji spelling; rarely used and potentially confusing.
足あし無なし井い守もり
Kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used.

イモリ
イモリ (newt) is a tailed amphibian with legs, while アシナシイモリ is a legless amphibian of a different order.
サンショウウオ
サンショウウオ (salamander) is a general term for tailed amphibians; アシナシイモリ is not a salamander but a caecilian.

Compound of 足無し (ashinashi, 'legless') + 井守 (imori, 'newt'), literally 'legless newt'. The name is descriptive, though caecilians are not true newts.