noun
jellyfish
General term for jellyfish; commonly used in everyday conversation.
海でクラゲに刺された。
I was stung by a jellyfish at the beach.
水族館で色とりどりのクラゲを見た。
I saw colorful jellyfish at the aquarium.
Rare kanji form; the reading is jukujikun.
Rare kanji form; the reading is jukujikun.
The origin is uncertain. The word is native Japanese, and the kanji forms 水母 and 海月 are jukujikun (special readings) applied to the word.