富士壺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
富	士	壺
ふ Grade: 4	じ Grade: 5	つぼ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
藤壺

Alternative forms

• 藤壺

Etymology

Originally spelled 藤壺(ふぢつぼ) (fujitsubo), calque of Chinese 藤壺／藤壶 (ténghú). The 富士(ふじ) (fuji) is an ateji emerged after the merger between じ <zi> and ぢ <di> to <ji>.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふじつぼ [fùjítsúbó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ふじ​つぼ [fùjíꜜtsùbò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝʑit͡sɨᵝbo̞]

Noun

富(ふ)士(じ)壺(つぼ) or 富士壺(フジツボ) • (fujitsubo) 

1. barnacle (marine crustacean)