Chinese

Noun

人魚

1. mermaid, siren, merman
2. dugong
3. manatee
4. salamander

Japanese

Etymology

人 ‎(“nin, human being, person, man”) +‎ 魚 ‎(“gyo, fish”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) に​んぎょ [níꜜǹgyò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nĩŋɡ̃jo̞]

Noun

人魚 ‎(hiragana にんぎょ, romaji ningyo)

1. mermaid, siren
   • 伝説 (でんせつ)では、彼女 (かのじょ)は人魚 (にんぎょ)だったと言 (い)われる。

     Densetsu de wa, kanojo wa ningyo datta to iwareru.

     The legend says that she was a mermaid.

2. merman

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

人魚 • ‎(ineo) ‎(hangeul 인어)

1. Hanja form^? of 인어, “mermaid, siren, merman”.

Vietnamese

Noun

人魚

1. Hán tự form of nhân ngư, “mermaid, siren, merman”