Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
にく
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
ぎょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From 肉食(にくしょく) (nikushoku) + (ぎょ) (gyo).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) くしょくぎょ [nìkúshóꜜkùgyò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ikɯ̟ᵝɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝɡʲo̞]

Noun edit

(にく)(しょく)(ぎょ) (nikushokugyo

  1. carnivorous fish