Meaning of 蛸(たこ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 蛸, 章魚, 鮹

Kana Reading たこ, タコ

Romaji tako, tako

Examples of 蛸, 章魚, 鮹, たこ, タコ in a sentence

食べられることなくそのたこは、海に帰ったのであった。

That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.
たこは海にいる。

The octopus is in the sea.

魚 JLPT 5

11 strokes

fish

On'Yomi: ギョ

Kun'Yomi: うお, さかな, -ざかな

章 JLPT 2

11 strokes

badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi:

鮹

18 strokes

octopus

On'Yomi: ショウ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: たこ

蛸

13 strokes

octopus

On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: たこ

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