Vocab Info

A1 Noun

(たこ)octopus

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      octopus

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

    All Forms

    蛸 【たこ】章魚 【たこ】鮹 【たこ】タコ

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    Examples

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      (たこ)には(あし)(はっ)(ぽん)あるそうです。

      It is said that an octopus has eight legs. {octopus}

      • N1

      (ぼく)(たこ)のコリコリした食感(しょっかん)()きだ。

      I like the chewy texture of octopus. {octopus}

      • N1

      (うみ)(もぐ)っていたら(たこ)やイカに遭遇(そうぐう)しました。

      While I was diving in the sea, I encountered octopuses and squids. {octopus}

      • N1

      (くち)のような部分(ぶぶん)から(すみ)()すことで(たこ)有名(ゆうめい)です。

      Octopuses are famous for expelling ink from a part that is like a mouth. {octopus}

      • N1

      日本(にほん)にはマダコやイイダコ、ミズダコなどの(たこ)分布(ぶんぷ)している。

      In Japan, octopuses are distributed into categories such as the common octopus, giant Pacific octopus, and North Pacific giant octopus. {octopus}

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