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神経締め (しんけいじめ, shinkeijime) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神しん経けい締じめ

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Meanings

1

spinal cord destruction (fish); ikejime spinal cord method

A fish-killing technique where the spinal cord is destroyed to preserve freshness; related to 活け締め (いけじめ).

See also: 活け締め (いけじめ)

神しん経けい締じめをすると、魚さかなの鮮せん度どが長なが持もちする

。

Destroying the spinal cord keeps the fish fresh longer.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
締tighten, tie, shut

Related words

活いけ締じめ
活け締め is a broader term for killing fish by bleeding or destroying the brain; 神経締め specifically refers to destroying the spinal cord as part of that process.

Built from

神しん経けい+締しめる

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve') and 締め (じめ, 'killing' or 'finishing'), referring to the destruction of the spinal cord in fish preparation.