WORD DETAIL
渓魚
けいぎょ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Written
渓魚and readけいぎょ, it collectively denotes fish that inhabit clear mountain streams and small upland rivers. - Basic usage: It is used for observing such fish in a stream and for introducing mountain-river species in a guide.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A habitat group, not one species name
- The term groups fish by their stream habitat rather than identifying a single species.

