| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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鰊
鯡
|
にしん
かど
ニシン
|
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
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身欠き鰊
|
みかきにしん
|
dried, sliced herring
|
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鰊曇り
|
にしんぐもり
|
cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)
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鰊粕
鯡粕
|
にしんかす
|
dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)
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鰊蕎麦
|
にしんそば
|
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
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