むつ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of むつ – see the following entry.

【六つ】 [noun] Alternative form of 六つ (muttsu) Alternative spelling 6つ

(This term, むつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as むつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むつ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
鯥 鱫

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) む​つ [múꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

むつ or ムツ • (mutsu) ^{←むつ (mutu)?}

1. gnomefish (Scombrops boops)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 赤鯥(アカムツ) (akamutsu, “blackthroat sea perch”)
• 河鯥(カワムツ) (kawamutsu, “dark chub”)
• 銀鯥(ギンムツ) (ginmutsu, “Patagonian toothfish”)
• 鯥五郎(ムツゴロウ) (mutsugorō, “blue spotted mudskipper”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
睦

No longer productive in Old Japanese. Only found in lexicalised forms, some of which are listed below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Affix

むつ • (mutsu) ^{←むつ (mutu)?}

1. in good relations

Derived terms

• 睦言(むつごと) (mutsugoto)
• 睦魂(むつたま) (mutsutama)
• 睦(むつ)ぶ (mutsubu, archaic)
• 睦(むつ)む (mutsumu)
• 睦(むつ)まじい (mutsumajii)
• 睦(むつ)まやか (mutsumayaka)
• 睦(むつ)る (mutsuru, archaic)
• 皇睦(すめむつ) (sumemutsu, archaic)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of むつ – see the following entry.

【陸奥】 [proper noun] Mutsu Province, an old province of Japan Alternative spelling みちのく

(This term, むつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as むつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むつ.)