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barbel

HSK 10
zūn
ソン、セン、ザン
ます
Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 尊 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鱒)
fish+ venerate =
barbel
Meaning component
fish
Phonetic component
zūn venerate
respect, revere, venerate
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Simplified (鳟)
Meaning component
Yu (surname)
fish
Phonetic component
zūn venerate
respect, revere, venerate
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [zūn]
trout; barbel; Taiwan pr. [zùn]
Japanese
ます マス 同音
noun usually kana trout; sea trout
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ます
Masu surname