馬魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬 魚
うま
Grade: 2		 うお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 馬 (uma, “horse”) +‎ 魚 (uo, “fish”). Compare Vietnamese cá ngựa (literally “horse fish”).

Noun

馬魚 (hiragana うまうお, katakana ウマウオ, rōmaji umauo, historical hiragana うまうを, historical katakana ウマウヲ)

  1. Synonym of 竜の落とし子 (tatsu no otoshigo, “sea horse”) (fish)
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