片口鰯

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”) +‎ 鰯 (iwashi, “European pilchard”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

片口鰯 (hiragana かたくちいわし, katakana カタクチイワシ, rōmaji katakuchiiwashi)

1. a Japanese anchovy