Japanese

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Kanji in this term
びん
Hyōgai
なが
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(びん)(なが) or 鬢長(ビンナガ) (binnaga

  1. albacore, longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ビンナガ.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN