鯖読み
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鯖 | 読 |
| さば Hyōgaiji | よ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Nominalization of 鯖を読む (saba o yomu, “forge figures”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [sa̠ba̠jo̞mʲi]
Noun
鯖読み (hiragana さばよみ, rōmaji sabayomi)
- cheat in counting, especially to lie about one's age or weight
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN