キンキ

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Japanese

キンキ (kinki)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

キンキ or きんき (kinki

  1. (regional) Synonym of 喜知次 (kichiji): the broadbanded thornyhead, Sebastolobus macrochir

Usage notes

This name for the fish is especially widely used in Hokkaido.

References

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