ハリセンボン
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Meanings
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porcupinefish; balloonfish
usually written using kana alone
Refers specifically to Diodon holacanthus, a spiny pufferfish that inflates when threatened. In everyday Japanese, ハリセンボン is the standard name.
I saw a porcupinefish puff up at the aquarium.
Porcupinefish are poisonous and cannot be eaten.
Expressions
- 指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ますpinky swear rhyme; cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye