縮緬雑魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縮	緬	雑	魚
ちり Grade: 6	めん Hyōgaiji	じゃ Grade: 5	こ Grade: 2
irregular	on’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
縮緬雜魚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 縮緬 (chirimen, “crepe”) +‎ 雑魚 (zako/jako, “small fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾʲimẽ̞n d͡za̠ko̞]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾʲimẽ̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑa̠ko̞]

Noun

縮緬雑魚(ちりめんざこ) or 縮(ちり)緬(めん)雑(じゃ)魚(こ) • (chirimen zako or chirimen jako) 

1. dried whitebait