In Japanese, "sea horse" is タツノオトシゴ (tatsunootoshigo). It is a noun pronounced "tah-tsoo-noh-oh-toh-shee-goh".
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タツノオトシゴ is written in katakana. Romanised as tatsunootoshigo, it sounds roughly like "tah-tsoo-noh-oh-toh-shee-goh" to an English ear.
あのタツノオトシゴはとても可愛いです。
Ano Tatsunootoshigo wa totemo kawaii desu.
That sea horse is very cute.
Tatsunootoshigo (タツノオトシゴ) is the Japanese word for sea horse. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamタツノオトシゴ is romanised as tatsunootoshigo. Say it roughly like "tah-tsoo-noh-oh-toh-shee-goh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
タツノオトシゴ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
タツノオトシゴ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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