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熱帯魚 (ねったいぎょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょ

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ぎょ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

tropical fish

Refers to colorful freshwater or saltwater fish kept in aquariums, typically from tropical regions.

彼かれは部屋へやで熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょを飼かっている。
He keeps tropical fish in his room.
熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょの水すい槽そうの掃そう除じは意い外がいと大たい変へん

だ

。

Cleaning a tropical fish tank is surprisingly hard work.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever
帯sash, belt, obi
魚fish

Similar words

金きん魚ぎょ
金魚 (goldfish) are cold-water fish, while 熱帯魚 are tropical and usually require a heated tank.
観かん賞しょう魚ぎょ
観賞魚 is a broader term for ornamental fish, including both tropical and cold-water species.

Etymology

Compound of 熱帯 (ねったい, 'tropics') and 魚 (ぎょ, 'fish'). The reading ぎょ is the on'yomi of 魚 used in compounds.