鯖読み
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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鯖 | 読 |
さば Hyōgaiji |
よ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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鯖讀み (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Nominalization of 鯖を読む (saba o yomu, “forge figures”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [sa̠ba̠jo̞mʲi]
Noun edit
- cheat in counting, especially to lie about one's age or weight