dried sardine fertilizer
Historical term for a fertilizer made from dried sardines, used in traditional Japanese agriculture. Referred to as 魚肥 (fish fertilizer) in related contexts.
See also: 魚肥
In the Edo period, dried sardine fertilizer was used as an important fertilizer.
Standard kanji spelling for dried sardines used as fertilizer.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still seen.
Alternate kanji for 'dried'; rarely used.
Rare variant combining alternate kanji and okurigana.
Compound of 干し (hoshi, 'dried') + 鰯 (ka, 'sardine'). The reading ほしか is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 干す and the on'yomi of 鰯.