木魚
See also: 木鱼
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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木 | 魚 |
もく Grade: 1 |
ぎょ Grade: 2 |
goon | kan’on |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 木魚 (MC muk̚ ŋɨʌ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
木魚 (hiragana もくぎょ, rōmaji mokugyo)
- (Buddhism) wooden fish:
- (colloquial) katsuobushi
- (slang) an impregnated married woman
- from the appearance of the stomach akin to the round hollow wooden fish
Derived terms
- 木魚講 (mokugyokō)
- 木魚入り合方 (mokugyo iri aikata)
See also
- ぽくぽく (pokupoku, “onomatopoeia of striking a wooden fish”)
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