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クジメ

Meanings

1

noun

spotbelly greenling

usually written using kana alone

A species of greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus) found in coastal waters of Japan. The name is usually written in katakana as クジメ.

クジメは北ほっ海かい道どうから九きゅう州しゅうにかけての沿えん岸がんで見みられる。
The spotbelly greenling can be found in coastal waters from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
釣つり人びとは堤てい防ぼうでクジメを狙ねらうことが多おおい。
Anglers often target spotbelly greenling from breakwaters.

Written forms

クジメ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name; usually written in kana.
久く慈じ目め
Kanji form is rarely used; the fish name is almost always written in kana.

Kanji

久long time, old story
慈mercy
目

eye, class, look

Etymology

The origin of the name クジメ is uncertain. The kanji 久慈目 may be ateji, but the exact derivation is unclear.