Word Meaning 鮟鱇

あんこ anko

鮟鱇 is read as あんこ (anko) and means potbellied sumo wrestler.

Meaning

English

  1. potbellied sumo wrestler
  2. wrestler with a big belly
  3. goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae)
  4. monkfish
  5. sea devil

Reading

Kana

あんこ

Romaji

anko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鮟鱇形

あんこがた

sumo wrestler with a big belly

鮟鱇鍋

あんこうなべ

goosefish hotpot

箕作柄長提灯鮟鱇

みつくりえながちょうちんあんこう

triplewart seadevil (Cryptopsaras couesii)

提灯鮟鱇

ちょうちんあんこう

football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)

蛙鮟鱇

かえるあんこう

frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)

蝦蟇鮟鱇

がまあんこう

toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)

Example Sentences

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あんこうはふかいうみにすんでいる。

anglerfish live in the deep sea.

このすいぞくかんではおおきなあんこうがみられる。

you can see a large anglerfish at this aquarium.

あんこうのくちはとてもおおきい。

an anglerfish has a very large mouth.

かれはずかんであんこうのしゃしんをみた。

he saw a picture of an anglerfish in an illustrated reference book.

あんこうはかわったかたちのさかなとしてしられている。

anglerfish are known for their unusual shape.