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

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).

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