竜の落とし子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たつ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

(tatsu, dragon) + (no, 's) + 落とし子 (otoshigo, illegitimate child), from their resemblance to dragons.

Pronunciation

Noun

竜の落とし子 (hiragana たつのおとしご, katakana タツノオトシゴ, rōmaji tatsu no otoshigo)

  1. a crowned seahorse
  2. (by extension) a sea horse (fish)

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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