大王酸漿烏賊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	王	酸	漿	烏	賊
だい Grade: 1	おう Grade: 1	ほうずき		いか
		Grade: 5	Hyōgaiji	Jinmeiyō	Grade: S
goon		jukujikun

Etymology

大王 (daiō, “great king”) +‎ 酸漿 (hōzuki, “Japanese lantern”) +‎ 烏賊 (ika, “squid”)

Noun

大(だい)王(おう)酸漿(ほうずき)烏賊(いか) • (daiō hōzuki ika) 

1. a colossal squid

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 大王烏賊 (daiō ika, “giant squid”)