あんこう

See also: あんごう and アンコウ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あんこう – see the following entries.

【鮟鱇】 [noun] an anglerfish, a monkfish, a goosefish Alternative spelling アンコウ

【安康】 [noun] the state of being safe and sound, in tranquility and good health [proper noun] Clipping of 安康天皇 (Ankō Tennō, “Emperor Ankō”). [verb] to be safe and sound [verb] to make something be safe and sound [noun] Archaic spelling of 鮟鱇 (“anglerfish”).

【暗溝】 [noun] culvert, underground drainage ditch; underground drain; covered drain, underdrain

【暗香】 [noun] a fragrance or scent from nowhere in particular; often alludes to the scent of plums

【暗窖】 [noun] a dark cave, a dark underground room

(This term, あんこう (ankō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)