逆さかさクラゲ

noun

upside-down jellyfish; Cassiopea jellyfish

Refers to jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea, especially Cassiopea ornata, known for resting upside-down on the sea floor. Typically written in katakana as サカサクラゲ.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんで逆さかさクラゲを見みた。

  I saw an upside-down jellyfish at the aquarium.

• サカサクラゲは海かい底ていで逆さかさまになって生せい活かつする。

  Upside-down jellyfish live upside-down on the sea floor.

noun

traditional love hotel; old-style couples' inn

Dated colloquial term for a traditional Japanese inn catering to couples, likened to an upside-down jellyfish because the hot spring symbol ♨ resembles one. Rarely used today; 連れ込み宿 is a more common term.

See also: 連れ込み宿

• 昔むかし、この辺あたりには逆さかさクラゲと呼よばれる宿やどが多おおかった。

  In the past, there were many inns called 'upside-down jellyfish' around here.