棘蝶々魚

棘蝶蝶魚

Readings

Kana: とげちょうちょううお、トゲチョウチョウウオ

Romaji: togechōchōuo, togechōchōuo

Definition

noun

1

threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga, species of the Indo-Pacific)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

棘

Readings: キョク、 いばら、 とげ

Meanings: thorn, splinter, spine, biting words, briers

蝶

Reading: チョウ

Meaning: butterfly

魚

Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな

Meaning: fish