See also:
U+9C53, 鱓
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9C53

[U+9C52]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9C54]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 195, 魚+12, 23 strokes, cangjie input 弓火口口十 (NFRRJ), composition )

  1. eel

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1478, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46496
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2009, character 36
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4714, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9C53

Chinese

trad.
simp. 𬶛

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“eel; swamp eel; resembling advertorial; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. moray eel

Readings

  • Go-on: ぜん (zen) (da)
  • Kan-on: せん (sen) (ta)
  • Kun: うつぼ (utsubo, )うみへび (umihebi, )ごまめ (gomame, )

Etymology

Kanji in this term
うつぼ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

(うつぼ) or (ウツボ) • (utsubo

  1. a moray eel

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 ウツボ (utsubo).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

• (seon) (hangeul , revised seon, McCune–Reischauer sŏn, Yale sen)

  1. The swamp eel, Monopterus albus