Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さば
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鯖讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Nominalization of 鯖を読む (saba o yomu, forge figures)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(さば)() (sabayomi

  1. cheat in counting, especially to lie about one's age or weight

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN