アユカケ

Meanings

1

fourspine sculpin; Cottus kazika

usually written using kana alone

A freshwater sculpin native to Japan, often found in clear streams. The name literally means 'ayu-hanger', from a legend that it preys on ayu.

アユカケは日本にほんの川かわに生せい息そくする淡たん水すい魚ぎょです。
The fourspine sculpin is a freshwater fish that inhabits Japanese rivers.
釣つり人びとがアユカケを見みつけた。
The angler found a fourspine sculpin.