根魚
Japanese
Noun
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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根 | 魚 |
ね Grade: 3 |
さかな > ざかな Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 根 (ne, “root”) + 魚 (sakana, “fish”).[1][2] The sakana changes to zakana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Usage notes
The neuo reading appears to be more common.
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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