片口鰯

Japanese
Kanji in this term
片 口 鰯
かた
Grade: 6		 くち
Grade: 1		 いわし
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

片口 (katakuchi, “lipped bowl”, see 片 and 口) +‎ 鰯 (iwashi, “sardine”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かたくちい​わし [kàtákúchííꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕiiɰᵝa̠ɕi]

Noun

片(かた)口(くち)鰯(いわし) or 片口鰯(カタクチイワシ) • (katakuchi-iwashi) 

  1. a Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus)
  2. (by extension) any anchovy
    Synonym: アンチョビ (anchobi)

Further reading

カタクチイワシ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja

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