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ノコギリエイ (nokogiriei) Japanese meaning: sawfish | Kotomora

ノコギリエイ

also: のこぎりエイ

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Meanings

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sawfish

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any fish of the family Pristidae, characterized by a long, flat snout edged with tooth-like structures.

水すい族ぞく館かんでノコギリエイを見みた。

I saw a sawfish at the aquarium.

Kanji

鋸saw (cuts wood)
鱝
鱏ray, skate

Written forms

ノコギリエイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
鋸のこぎり鱝えい
Kanji spelling using rare characters; rarely used in practice.
鋸のこぎり鱏えい
Alternate kanji spelling with a rare character.
鋸のこぎりエイ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; the reading のこぎりエイ is restricted to this form.
鋸のこぎりえい
Mixed kanji-hiragana spelling.
のこぎりエイ

Etymology

Compound of 鋸 (nokogiri, 'saw') and エイ (ei, 'ray'), describing the saw-like snout.