イワシ (いわし, iwashi) Japanese meaning: sardine | KotomoraTonight's side dish is grilled salted sardines.
Sardines are a type of blue-backed fish and are rich in DHA.
Usage patterns
〈物〉を焼くto grill sardines
I grilled sardines for dinner.
〈物〉を干すto dry sardines (e.g. into 目刺し or 丸干し)
The fishermen dried the sardines to preserve them.
〈物〉の缶詰canned sardines
Canned sardines are convenient as preserved food.
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sheet of dried sardines
lanternfish; lantern fish
pickled sardines; dried sardines · rusty and blunt sword
Japanese anchovy
sardine oil; pilchard oil
sardine meal; fish cake (fertilizer)
dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard
Rarely used kanji variant; learners are unlikely to encounter it.