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21 word matches found for '鰯' using reading 'いわし'
Most common form: カタクチイワシ
noun
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: イトヒキイワシ
noun
attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
bonefish (Albula vulpes); banana fish; ladyfish (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard(click the word for examples and links)
noun
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
noun
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
lantern fish (any fish of family Myctophidae, esp. Watase's lanternfish, Diaphus watasei) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
expression
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion (idiomatic expression)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons(click the word for examples and links)
expression
faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable (idiomatic expression)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) (see also: ミンク鯨; often written with kana only; obscure term)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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