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Kanji Detail for 魨 - "pufferfish"
魨
- Meaning
魨 means "pufferfish."
Pufferfish - A fish of the family Tetraodontidae.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
blowfish; globefish; spheroides vermicular
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
blowfish, globefish, Spheroides vermicular
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pufferfish (family Tetraodontidae)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The pufferfish. Over a foot long. Small mouth and large belly. No scales. Blue-black back with spots. White belly. When touched, it inflates like a ball and floats on the water's surface. Its taste is delicious. However, it is extremely poisonous. Those who eat it often die. This is because its ovaries contain toxic substances.
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