鯁のぎ

noun

small fish bone stuck in the throat

Archaic term for a tiny fish bone lodged in the throat. Not used in modern Japanese; the concept is now expressed with phrases like 魚の小骨がのどに刺さる.

• 古こ典てんでは「鯁のぎ」はのどに刺ささった小こ骨ぼねを指さす語ごとして見みられる。

  In classical texts, 鯁 is seen as a word for a small bone stuck in the throat.