公魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
公	魚
わかさぎ
Grade: 2	Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spellings
若鷺 鰙

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ka̠sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

ワカサギ: Hypomesus nipponensis

公魚(わかさぎ) or 公魚(ワカサギ) • (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).