柳葉魚

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
シシャモ
Grade: S Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology[edit]

From Ainu スサㇺ (susam),[1][2] presumably from スス (susu, willow) + ハㇺ (ham, leaf); due to the fish’s slender shape, similar to the shape of a willow leaf.

The kanji spelling is literally “willow leaf fish”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

柳葉魚(シシャモ) (shishamo

  1. a Japanese smelt, Spirinchus lanceolatus
    Hypernym: (sake)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: shishamo
  • Mandarin: 喜相逢
  • Hokkien: si-siá-mo͘h

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN