アカイカ

noun

red squid; neon flying squid

Refers to Ommastrephes bartramii, a species of squid. The kanji 赤烏賊 is rarely used; the word is almost always written in kana.

• あかいかは日本にほん近きん海かいでよく獲とれる。

  Red squid are often caught in the waters near Japan.

• 市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんなあかいかを買かった。

  I bought fresh red squid at the market.