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フウライカジキ

Meanings

1

noun

shortbill spearfish

usually written using kana alone

A species of billfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris).

フウライカジキはカジキマグロの一いっ種しゅです。
The shortbill spearfish is a type of marlin.

Written forms

フウライカジキ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
風ふう来らい舵かじ木き
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

風wind, air, style
来

come, due, next

舵rudder, helm, wheel

木tree, wood

Etymology

The name likely derives from 風来 (fūrai, 'drifting') and 舵木 (kajiki, 'marlin'), but the exact origin is uncertain.