鰯

Han character

 * 1) sardine

Glyph origin
. A Japanese kokuji coined phono-semanically (弱し yowashi) in the Nara period.

Etymology
, as

Definitions

 * 1) pilchard (esp., ), sardine.

Glyph origin
.

Kanji

 * 1) sardine

Etymology


From. Attested in a mokkan dated around 756.

Seemingly connected to, from the way that the fish quickly dies. However, the pitch accents mismatch; the Heian period accent for iwashi is text, contradicting to the accent of yowashi, which has text in the Heian period.

Noun

 * 1)  a pilchard (especially a )
 * 2)  an uncut sword
 * 3)  on the night of the, a pilchard is placed at the entrance along with a  to ward off evil spirits
 * 4)   a prison guard
 * 1)  on the night of the, a pilchard is placed at the entrance along with a  to ward off evil spirits
 * 2)   a prison guard

Etymology
Possibly borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) a pilchard (especially a )

Etymology
Seemingly connected to, from the way that the fish quickly dies. However, the pitch accents mismatch; the Heian period accent for iwashi is text, contradicting to the accent of yowashi, which has text in the Heian period.

Noun

 * 1) a pilchard (especially a  )
 * 2) * Mokkan #2283 from Heijo Palace; text here