| い |
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| 活 |
| き |
| じ |
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| 締 |
| め |
noun
- draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh.
- fasting fish for several days to preserve flavor and quality (and reduce mortality during transport). Esp. いきしめ.
- killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking), fish killed in a fishtank. Esp. いきしめ.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||
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活き締め | いきじめ | |||||||||
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活き締め | いきしめ | |||||||||
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活締め | いきじめ | |||||||||
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活締め | いきしめ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
lively, resuscitation, being helped
カツ い.きる (2nd, N3)
tighten, tie, shut
し.まる テイ (8th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)