Word Meaning 燕魚

つばめうお tsubameuo

燕魚 is read as つばめうお (tsubameuo) and means flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo).

Meaning

English

  1. flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
  2. longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish)
  3. Tiera batfish

Reading

Kana

つばめうお

Romaji

tsubameuo

Writing Variants

  • 燕魚 つばくろうお tsubakurouo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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三日月燕魚

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golden spadefish (Platax boersii)

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imitation that looks identical to the original

つばめ

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

うお

fish

金魚

きんぎょ

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

川魚

かわうお

river fish

活魚

いけうお

live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)

鮮魚

せんぎょ

fresh fish

熱帯魚

ねったいぎょ

tropical fish

稚魚

ちぎょ

fry

淡水魚

たんすいぎょ

freshwater fish

小魚

こざかな

small fish