魚竜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	竜
ぎょ Grade: 2	りゅう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 魚 (gyo, “fish”) +‎ 竜 (ryū, “dragon”), calque of New Latin ichthyosaurus, from Ancient Greek ἰχθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ぎょりゅう [gyòryúú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ɾʲɨᵝː]
Homophone: 御柳

Noun

魚竜 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 魚龍, hiragana ぎょりゅう, rōmaji gyoryū)

an ichthyosaur

Descendants

→ Chinese: 魚龍
→ Korean: 어룡 (eoryong)

See also

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