| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 蛸 | たこ | タコ |
Pronunciation: tako
How to Say It Outloud: tah-ko
Usage: Commonly used to refer to the sea creature in general situations.
Example Sentence Japanese:
昨日、海で大きなタコを見つけました。
昨日、海で大きなタコを見つけました。Example Sentence English:Yesterday, I found a big octopus in the sea.
Yesterday, I found a big octopus in the sea.Dictionary
蛸たこCommon word
Noun- octopus
- fool; idiot
- Octopus
蛸入道たこにゅうどう
Noun- octopus; man with a bald or shaven head
オクトパスオクトパス
Noun- octopus
- octopus regulator; alternate second-stage air pressure regulator used as an alternative air source in an emergency
アクトパスアクトパス
Noun- octopus
たこ焼きたこやきCommon word
Noun- takoyaki; octopus dumplings
- Takoyaki
豹紋蛸ひょうもんだこ
Noun- blue-ringed octopus (esp. the blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata)
- Blue-ringed octopus
真蛸まだこ
Noun- common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
- Common Octopus
飯蛸いいだこ
Noun- ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)
- Amphioctopus fangsiao
水蛸みずだこ
Noun- giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
- Enteroctopus dofleini
墨すみCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
- squid ink; octopus ink
- carpenter's inking string
- Inkstick
手長蛸てながだこ
Noun- long-armed octopus (Octopus minor)
鮫肌手長蛸さめはだてながだこ
Noun- starry night octopus (Octopus luteus)
大だこおおだこ
Noun- giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
面蛸めんだこ
Noun- flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa); pancake devilfish
- Opisthoteuthis californiana
卍固めまんじがため
Noun- octopus hold
蛸壷たこつぼ
Noun- octopus pot
- foxhole (in a battlefield)
- bubble; echo chamber
酢蛸すだこ
Noun- (sliced and) pickled octopus
腕長隠れ蛸うでながかくれだこ
Noun- algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus)
寒天蛸かんてんだこ
Noun- seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
引っ張りだこひっぱりだこ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- being very popular; being in great demand
- octopus dried on skewers
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