鯖缶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯖	缶
さば Hyōgai	かん Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
鯖罐 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• サバ缶(かん) (sabakan)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さばかん [sàbákáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ba̠kã̠ɴ]

Etymology 1

鯖 (saba, “mackerel”) +‎ 缶 (kan, “can”), from 缶詰 (kanzume, “canned food”)

Noun

鯖(さば)缶(かん) • (sabakan) 

1. canned mackerel

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鯖	缶
さば Hyōgai (ateji)	かん Grade: S (ateji)
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
鯖罐 (kyūjitai)

鯖 (saba, “mackerel”), ateji (当て字) for サーバー (sābā, “server”) + 缶 (kan, “can”) ateji for 管理者 (kanrisha, “administrator”)

Alternative forms

• 鯖管

Noun

鯖(さば)缶(かん) • (sabakan) 

1. (slang, computing) server administrator