沖醤蝦

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Japanese

 オキアミ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
おき
Grade: 4
あみ
Hyōgai Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
沖醬蝦 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (oki, open sea) +‎ 醤蝦 (ami, opossum shrimp). 醤蝦 is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おき)醤蝦(あみ) or 沖醤蝦(オキアミ) (okiami

  1. a krill