ひしこひしこじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounJapanese anchovyusually written using kana aloneabbreviationDialectal term (Kantō region) for the Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica); an abbreviation of ひしこいわし. Usually written in kana.See also: ヒシコイワシ (ひしこいわし)この辺あたりでは、ひしこを干ほして食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn this area, there is a custom of drying and eating Japanese anchovies.ひしこは小ちいさいけど、だしを取とると美味おいしい。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHishiko are small, but they make a delicious broth.See all 3 example sentences ›