大王烏賊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	王	烏	賊
だい Grade: 1	おう Grade: 1	Jinmeiyō	Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

From 大王 (daiō, “great king”) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, “squid”). 烏賊 is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) だいおーいか [dàíóꜜò ìkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [da̠io̞ː ika̠]

Noun

大王烏賊 (hiragana だいおういか, katakana ダイオウイカ, rōmaji daiō ika, historical hiragana だいわういか, historical katakana ダイワウイカ)

a giant squid

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiō hōzuki ika, “colossal squid”)

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