蛸壷

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蛸 壷
たこ
Hyōgaiji		 つぼ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
蛸壺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 蛸(たこ) (tako, “octopus”) + 壷(つぼ) (tsubo, “jar, pot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たこ​つぼ [tàkóꜜtsùbò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) たこつぼ [tàkótsúbó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ko̞t͡sɨᵝbo̞]

Noun

蛸(たこ)壷(つぼ) • (takotsubo) 

  1. octopus pot
  2. (military) foxhole

Descendants
  • → English: takotsubo, Takotsubo

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