いか

いか

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of いか – see the following entries.

【以下】 [noun] less than; at most, not more than, not exceeding [noun] the following; "the [something] below" (such as text or a diagram) [noun] less than; of lower status 【衣架】 [noun] clothes rack 【医科】 [noun] medical school [noun] medical science or department 【医家】 [noun] doctor [noun] doctor's family 【易化】 [noun] becoming easy [verb] to become easy 【異化】 [noun] dissimilation [noun] (biology) catabolism [noun] (phonology) dissimilation [noun] (philosophy) alienation; Verfremdung [verb] See above.

(This term, いか, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 已下.)

Etymology 2

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【如何】 [adjective] what kind of

(This term, いか, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

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【烏賊】 [noun] [from 715] a squid (sea animal), a cuttlefish Alternative spellings 鰞, 魷, 鰂, 柔魚, 墨魚, イカ

(This term, いか, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

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【凧】J [noun] (Kansai) kite Alternative spelling 紙鳶

(This term, いか, is an alternative spelling of the above term. For a list of all kanji read as いか, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いか.)

Etymology 5

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【五十日】 [noun] fifty days [noun] Short for 五十日の祝 (ika no iwai): a Heian-period celebration on the 50th day after a child's birth [noun] Short for 五十日の餅 (ika no mochii): mochi fed to the child during ika no iwai

(This term, いか, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)