大王烏賊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	王	烏	賊
だい Grade: 1	おう Grade: 1	いか
		Jinmeiyō	Grade: S
goon		jukujikun

Etymology

From 大王 (daiō, “great king”) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, “squid”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいお​ーいか [dàíóꜜò ìkà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [da̠io̞ː ika̠]

Noun

大(だい)王(おう)烏賊(いか) or 大王烏賊(ダイオウイカ) • (daiō ika) ^{←だいわういか (daiwau ika)?}

1. a giant squid

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiō hōzuki ika, “colossal squid”)