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(かたくち) (katakuchi, “lipped bowl”) + 鰯(いわし) (iwashi, “sardine”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かたくちいわし [kàtákúchííꜜwàshì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠kɯ̟̊t͡ɕiiβ̞a̠ɕi]

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)
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