金魚掬い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	魚	掬
きん Grade: 1	ぎょ Grade: 2	すく Jinmeiyō
kan’on		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
金魚すくい

金魚掬い (kingyosukui): a child scooping goldfishes

Etymology

From 金魚 (kingyo, “goldfish”) +‎ 掬い (sukui, “scooping”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんぎょす​くい [kìńgyósúꜜkùì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲɡʲo̞sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

金(きん)魚(ぎょ)掬(すく)い • (kingyosukui) ^{←きんぎよすくひ (kingyosukufi)?}

1. a game of scooping goldfish with a paper scooper

See also

• ポイ (poi)