まんぼう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
翻車魚

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ま​んぼー [máꜜǹbòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠mbo̞ː]

Noun

まんぼう or マンボウ • (manbō) ^{←まんばう (manbau)?}

1. ocean sunfish, Mola mola

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of まんぼう – see the following entry.

【蔓防】 [noun] Short for 蔓延防止等重点措置 (man'en bōshi-tō jūten sochi, “important measures for the prevention of spread and other matters”). [2021–] Alternative spelling まん防

(This term, まんぼう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)