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鰯 いわし

  1. pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

鰯の頭も信心から いわしのあたまもしんじんから

  1. even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith; faith is mysterious; faith is weird

鰯油 いわしゆ

  1. pilchard oil; sardine oil

鰯滓 いわしかす

  1. fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

鰯節 いわしぶし

  1. dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard

鰯酸 いわしさん

  1. clupanodonic acid

鰯雲 いわしぐも

  1. cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky

鰯鯨 いわしくじら

  1. sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

片口鰯 かたくちいわし

  1. Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

潤目鰯 うるめいわし

  1. round herring (Etrumeus teres)
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