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
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