闘魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
闘	魚
とう Grade: S	ぎょ Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
鬭魚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 闘 (tō, “to fight”) +‎ 魚 (gyo, “fish”).

Noun

闘(とう)魚(ぎょ) or 闘魚(トウギョ) • (tōgyo) 

1. Betta, a genus of fish in the family gourami (Osphronemidae)

Synonyms

• ベタ (beta)