also: きぢ
noun
brandling (earthworm used as fishing bait)
Refers specifically to the brandling worm (Eisenia fetida), commonly used as live bait in fishing. The cross-reference シマミミズ is the standard Japanese name for this species.
See also: シマミミズ
釣り餌にはきじがよく使われる。
Brandlings are often used as fishing bait.
きじはシマミミズとも呼ばれる。
Kiji is also called shimamimizu (brandling worm).
Standard Japanese name for the same species (Eisenia fetida); きじ is a more colloquial or fishing-specific term.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 黄血 (literally 'yellow blood') may refer to the yellowish coelomic fluid of the worm, but this is speculative.