まんぼう

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
翻車魚

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ま​んぼー [máꜜǹbòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mã̠mbo̞ː]

Noun

まんぼう or マンボウ • (manbō) ←まんばう (manbau)?

  1. ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of まんぼう – see the following entry.
【蔓防】
[noun] Short for 蔓延防止等重点措置 (man'en bōshi-tō jūten sochi, “important measures for the prevention of spread and other matters”). [2021–]
Alternative spelling
まん防
(This term, まんぼう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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