竜の落とし子

Alternative forms

• 竜の落し子; 竜の落子; 竜落子

Etymology

竜 (tatsu, “dragon”) +‎ の (no, “'s”) +‎ 落とし子 (otoshigo, “illegitimate child”), from their resemblance to dragons.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) たつのおとしご [tàtsú nó ótóshígó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
  • (Tokyo) たつのおとし​ご [tàtsú nó ótóshíꜜgò] (Nakadaka – [6])^[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡sɨᵝ no̞ o̞to̞ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

竜の落とし子 (hiragana たつのおとしご, katakana タツノオトシゴ, rōmaji tatsu no otoshigo)

1. a crowned seahorse
2. (by extension) a sea horse (fish)

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