Words — 34 found
いわし
鰯
1. pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardineUsually written using kana alone
鰮 【いわし】、イワシ
鰮: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. sardine
サーディン
ひいらぎいわし
柊鰯
1. sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demonsSee also 節分
まいわし
真鰯
1. Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardineUsually written using kana alone
マイワシ
1. pilchard oil; sardine oil
はぎし
ごまめの歯軋り
1. feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardineIdiomatic expression
鱓の歯軋り 【ごまめのはぎしり】
めざ
目刺し
1. dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
目刺 【めざし】
おきことば
沖言葉
1. euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
沖詞 【おきことば】