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魚鱗 (ぎょりん, gyorin) Japanese meaning: fish scales | Kotomora

魚ぎょ鱗りん

ぎょ

り

ん

Meanings

1

fish scales

A somewhat formal or technical term for fish scales; in everyday conversation, うろこ is more common.

魚ぎょ鱗りんは光ひかりを反はん射しゃして美うつくしい。
Fish scales reflect light beautifully.

Kanji

魚fish
鱗scales (fish)

Related words

鱗うろこ
うろこ is the common, everyday word for scales (of fish, reptiles, etc.), while 魚鱗 is a more formal or technical compound specifically for fish scales.

Word family

魚ぎょ鱗りん癬せん
ichthyosis

Etymology

Compound of 魚 (fish) and 鱗 (scales).