ワカサギ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
鰙 公魚

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ka̠sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

ワカサギ: Hypomesus nipponensis

ワカサギ or わかさぎ • (wakasagi) 

1. wakasagi, Hypomesus nipponensis, a species of smelt

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).