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魚梯 (ぎょてい, gyotei) Japanese meaning: fish ladder | Kotomora

魚ぎょ梯てい

ぎょ

て

い

Meanings

1

fish ladder; fishway

A structure that allows fish to bypass dams or waterfalls, used in river engineering and ecology.

ダムには魚ぎょ梯ていが設せっ置ちされている。
A fish ladder is installed at the dam.

Kanji

魚fish
梯ladder, stairs, insatiable drinking

Etymology

Compound of 魚 (gyo, 'fish') and 梯 (tei, 'ladder'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.