Translation
karafuto-masu means "Pink Salmon" in English.
karafuto-masu is normally written with katakana, as カラフトマス.
karafuto-masu written with hiragana is からふとます.
karafuto-masu written with hiragana is からふとます.
| Romaji | ka | ra | fu | to | ma | su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | か | ら | ふ | と | ま | す |
| Katakana | カ | ラ | フ | ト | マ | ス |
| Kanji | 樺太 | 鱒 | ||||
| Meaning | Sakhalin | Trout | ||||
| School Level | ✕, 小２ | ✕ | ||||
Orthography Notes
- karafuto is a gikun 義訓 reading for 樺太 in this word.
Trivia
- Karafuto 樺太 means "Sakhalin" in Japanese, a Russian island.[1]
Synonyms
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.
Further Reading
- Sakhalin - en.wikipedia.org, accessed .