柳葉魚

Japanese
Kanji in this term
柳 葉 魚
シシャモ
Grade: S Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology

From Ainu スサㇺ (susam),[1][2] presumably from スス (susu, “willow”) + ハㇺ (ham, “leaf”); due to the fish’s slender shape, similar to the shape of a willow leaf.

The kanji spelling is literally “willow leaf fish”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) シシャモ [shìshámó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɕa̠mo̞]

Noun

柳葉魚(シシャモ) • (shishamo) 

  1. a Japanese smelt, Spirinchus lanceolatus
    Hypernym: 鮭 (sake)

Descendants
  • → English: shishamo
  • → Mandarin: 喜相逢
  • → Hokkien: si-siá-mo͘h

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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