針千本

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はり
Grade: 6
せん
Grade: 1
ぼん
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

From (はり) (hari, sewing needle) + (せん)(ぼん) (senbon, one thousand).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りせんぼん [hàríséꜜǹbòǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾʲisẽ̞mbõ̞ɴ]

Noun

(はり)(せん)(ぼん) or 針千本(ハリセンボン) • (harisenbon

  1. porcupinefish

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ハリセンボン (harisenbon).

Synonyms

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