dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard
Refers both to the whole dried, smoked pilchard (a type of katsuobushi-like product) and to the shavings used as a topping or soup stock ingredient.
I shave dried, smoked pilchard and sprinkle it on okonomiyaki.
This broth is made from dried, smoked pilchard.
Compound of 鰯 (いわし, 'pilchard, sardine') and 節 (ぶし, 'dried fish fillet'). The reading ぶし is a rendaku form of ふし.