鯖読み

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
さば
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鯖讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Nominalization of 鯖を読む (saba o yomu, forge figures)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(さば)() (sabayomi

  1. cheat in counting, especially to lie about one's age or weight

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN