ミノカサゴ

ミ

ノ

カ

サ

ゴ

Meanings

1

luna lionfish

usually written using kana alone

A species of lionfish (Pterois lunulata) found in the Indo-Pacific. The name is often written in katakana as ミノカサゴ.

水すい族ぞく館かんでミノカサゴを見みた。
I saw a luna lionfish at the aquarium.

Kanji

蓑straw raincoat
笠bamboo hat, one's influence
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

ハナミノカサゴ
ハナミノカサゴ (Pterois volitans) is a closely related species, the common lionfish, often confused with ミノカサゴ.

Word family

ハナミノカサゴ
red lionfish; Pterois volitans

Built from

蓑みの笠かさ+子こ

Written forms

ミノカサゴUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
蓑みの笠かさ子ご
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
みのかさご
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more common for animal names.

Etymology

The name ミノカサゴ comes from 蓑 (みの, straw raincoat) and 笠子 (かさご, a type of scorpionfish), referring to the fish's flowing, raincoat-like fins.