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    3. 人魚

    人魚

    人にん魚ぎょ

    mermaid

    KMT9News #34+1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    にんぎょ

    Noun

    1.
    mermaid, merman

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    子こ供どもの頃ころ、人にん魚ぎょの物も語のが好たりがすきだった。

    When I was a child, I liked mermaid stories.

    KMT8AnimalsLiterature
    伝でん説せつでは、人にん魚ぎょは美うつくしい歌うた声ごえを持もつと言いわれている。

    In legends, mermaids are said to have beautiful singing voices.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & Traditions
    人にん魚ぎょの姿すがたは、世せ界かい各かく地ちの神しん話わや民みん話わに登とう場じょうする。

    The figure of a mermaid appears in myths and folk tales around the world.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsLiterature
    ディズニー映えい画がの「リトル・マーメイド」は、人にん魚ぎょが主しゅ人じん公こうの人にん気き作さく品ひんだ。

    Disney's "The Little Mermaid" is a popular work with a mermaid as the protagonist.

    KMT9AnimalsAnime & MangaMusic & Entertainment
    コペンハーゲンには有ゆう名めいな人にん魚ぎょの像ぞうがある。

    There is a famous mermaid statue in Copenhagen.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    魚
    うお・さかな・-ざかな…(2)
    fish
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