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リュウグウノツカイ (ryuuguunotsukai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The oarfish is a deep-sea fish and is rarely seen.
An oarfish had washed up on the shore.
Kanji 宮 Shinto shrine, constellations, palace 使 use, send on a mission, order Written forms リュウグウノツカイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
竜りゅう 宮ぐう の 使つか い
Kanji spelling using 竜; less common than kana.
龍りゅう 宮ぐう の 使つか い
out-dated kanji form
Kanji spelling using 龍 (out-dated kanji); rarely used.
Etymology From 竜宮 (Ryūgū, 'Dragon Palace') + の (possessive particle) + 使い (messenger). The name comes from the Japanese legend that this fish is a messenger from the Dragon Palace under the sea.
