Chinese

Noun

飛魚

1. flying fish

Japanese

Etymology 1

飛魚 (tobiuo, tobio, ago): a flying fish

Compound of 飛び ‎(tobi, “flying”, the stem or continuative form of verb 飛ぶ tobu, “to fly”) +‎ 魚 ‎(uo, “fish”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• とびうお (Heiban)^[2]
• とび​うお (Nakadaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [to̞biɯᵝo̞]

Noun

飛魚 ‎(hiragana とびうお, romaji tobiuo)

1. a flying fish

Etymology 2

Alteration of tobiuo reading.

Pronunciation

• Kan'yōyomi
• IPA^(key): [to̞bio̞]

Noun

飛魚 ‎(hiragana とびお, romaji tobio)

1. a flying fish

Etymology 3

Unknown. Alternate name for tobiuo above. Dialect word, used in areas around Kyūshū and the Sea of Japan.

Pronunciation

• Kan'yōyomi
• あご​ (Odaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ŋo̞]

Noun

飛魚 ‎(hiragana あご, romaji ago)

1. (dialect, Kyūshū, Sea of Japan) a flying fish

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9