ぐち

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ぐち – see the following entry.
愚痴
complaint, grumble
(This term, ぐち (guchi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぐち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぐち.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
(rare)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

グチ: silver croaker, white croaker (Pennahia argentata)
グチ: a whitemouth croaker, drummer (Micropogonias furnieri)

ぐち or グチ (guchiぐち (guti)?

  1. synonym of にべ (nibe), nibe croaker, honnibe croaker, Nibea mitsukurii
  2. silver croaker, white croaker, Pennahia argentata[2]
    Synonyms: 石持 (ishimochi), 白愚痴 (shiroguchi)
  3. croaker, drum, drumfish (any of various fish species in the family Sciaenidae)
    • 2023, “キグチ ”, in Bouz-Konnyaku, retrieved March 17, 2023:
      (あじ)のいいグチで、(とく)(かん)(こく)(りょう)()などに()(よう)される。()(だん)(たか)()(あん)(てい)している。
      Aji no ii guchi de, tokuni Kankoku ryōri nado ni tayō sareru. Nedan wa takane de antei shiteiru.
      A tasty croaker, widely used especially in Korean food etc. Prices are high and stable.
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ グチ”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998