noun

  1. dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
目刺し めざし
目刺 めざし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
thorn, pierce, stab
さ.す シ とげ (7th, N2)
thorn
シ とげ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ