dried sardines on a skewer
Small dried sardines (often Japanese anchovy) skewered through the eyes with a bamboo stick or string for drying and sale. A traditional Japanese food.
I grilled and ate dried sardines for breakfast.
I bought a bunch of dried sardines at the supermarket.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
From 目 (eye) + 刺し (piercing), referring to the method of skewering the fish through the eyes.