富士壺

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 5
つぼ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
藤壺

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Etymology[edit]

Originally spelled 藤壺(ふぢつぼ) (fujitsubo), calque of Chinese 藤壺藤壶 (ténghú). The 富士(ふじ) (fuji) is an ateji emerged after the merger between <zi> and <di> to <ji>.

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Noun[edit]

()()(つぼ) or 富士壺(フジツボ) (fujitsubo

  1. barnacle (marine crustacean)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN