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ホンソメワケベラ (ほんそめわけべら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホンソメワケベラ

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Meanings

1

bluestreak cleaner wrasse

usually written using kana alone

A small reef fish known for cleaning parasites from other fish. Scientific name: Labroides dimidiatus.

ホンソメワケベラは他ほかの魚さかなの寄き生せい虫ちゅうを食たべること

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The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is known for eating parasites off other fish.

Kanji

本book, present, main
染dye, color, paint
分part, minute of time, segment
倍double, twice, times
良good, pleasing, skilled

Written forms

ホンソメワケベラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name.
本ほん染そめ分わけ倍良べら
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

Formed by prefixing ホン, “true” or “genuine,” to ソメワケベラ, distinguishing this cleaner wrasse from fishes that mimic it.