八目鰻

Chinese
eight
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
 eel; Anguilla rostrata
trad. (八目鰻) 八 目 鰻
simp. (八目鳗) 八 目 鳗
八目鰻。

Etymology

So called because they have one eye and seven gill slits on each side (see picture).

Pronunciation

Noun

八目鰻

  1. lamprey

Japanese
Kanji in this term
八 目 鰻
や(つ)
Grade: 1		 め
Grade: 1		 うなぎ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

八つ (yatsu, “eight”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”) +‎ 鰻 (unagi, “eel”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やつめう​なぎ [yàtsúméúꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠t͡sɨᵝme̞ɯ̟ᵝna̠ɡʲi]

Noun

八(やつ)目(め)鰻(うなぎ) or 八目鰻(ヤツメウナギ) • (yatsumeunagi) 

  1. a lamprey
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