鰺刺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰺	刺
あじ Hyōgai	さ(し) Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鯵刺

Etymology

鰺(あじ) (aji, “horse mackerel”) + 刺(さ)し (sashi, from 刺す (sasu, “to pierce”))

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あじさし [àjísáshí] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) あじさし [àjíꜜsàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [a̠ʑisa̠ɕi]

Noun

鰺(あじ)刺(さし) or 鰺刺(アジサシ) • (ajisashi) ^{←あぢさし (adisasi)^?}

tern, a bird in the subfamily Sternidae
(specifically) common tern, Sterna hirundo

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

大鰺刺(オオアジサシ) (ō-ajisashi)
鬼鰺刺(オニアジサシ) (oni ajisashi)
川鰺刺(カワアジサシ) (kawa ajisashi)
極鰺刺(キョクアジサシ) (kyoku ajisashi)
黒鰺刺(クロアジサシ) (kuroajisashi)
小鰺刺(コアジサシ) (ko-ajisashi)
白鰺刺(シロアジサシ) (shiro ajisashi)
灰色鰺刺(ハイイロアジサシ) (haīro ajisashi)
姫鰺刺(ヒメアジサシ) (hime ajisashi)
紅鰺刺(ベニアジサシ) (beni ajisashi)