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”, see 片 and 口) +‎ 鰯 (iwashi, “sardine”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

片(かた)口(くち)鰯(いわし) or 片口鰯(カタクチイワシ) • (katakuchi-iwashi) 

1. a Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus)
2. (by extension) any anchovy

   Synonym: アンチョビ (anchobi)

Further reading

カタクチイワシ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja