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アオリイカ

あ

お

り

い

か

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

bigfin reef squid; oval squid

usually written using kana alone

A species of squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) found in warm coastal waters. Commonly known as アオリイカ in Japanese.

アオリイカは沿えん岸がんの岩いわ礁しょう域いきに生せい息そくする。
Bigfin reef squid inhabit coastal rocky areas.
釣つりたてのアオリイカ

を

刺さし

身み

で

食た

べ

た

。

I ate freshly caught oval squid as sashimi.

Written forms

アオリイカUsage98%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this squid species; usually written in kana.
障泥烏賊あおりいかUsage2%
rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Rare kanji form; the reading is a gikun/jukujikun. Not recommended for learners.

Kanji

障hinder, hurt, harm
泥mud, mire, adhere to
烏crow, raven
賊burglar, rebel, traitor

Etymology

The name アオリイカ likely derives from あおり (flapping, fluttering) + いか (squid), referring to the squid's fin movement. The rare kanji 障泥烏賊 is a jukujikun reading; 障泥 (aori) originally means a mudguard, and 烏賊 (ika) is the standard kanji for squid.