Word Meaning 柊鰯

ひいらぎいわし hiiragiiwashi

柊鰯 is read as ひいらぎいわし (hiiragiiwashi) and means sardine and holly charm.

Meaning

English

  1. sardine and holly charm
  2. sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

Reading

Kana

ひいらぎいわし

Romaji

hiiragiiwashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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ひらぎ

holly

ひいらぎ

holly

柊南天

ひいらぎなんてん

Mahonia japonica

いわし

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus)

西洋柊

せいようひいらぎ

English holly (Ilex aquifolium)