Word Meaning 活け締め

いけじめ ikejime

活け締め is read as いけじめ (ikejime) and means draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh.

Meaning

English

  1. draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
  2. fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
  3. killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking)
  4. fish killed in a fishtank

Reading

Kana

いけじめ

Romaji

ikejime

Writing Variants

  • 活け〆 いけしめ ikeshime
  • 活け〆 いけじめ ikejime
  • 活け締め いけしめ ikeshime
  • 活〆 いけしめ ikeshime
  • 活〆 いけじめ ikejime
  • 活締 いけしめ ikeshime
  • 活締 いけじめ ikejime
  • 活締め いけしめ ikeshime
  • 活締め いけじめ ikejime

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 59209 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

活き締め

いきじめ

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

活じめ

いきじめ

fresh-frozen (e.g. fish)

活躍

かつやく

walking about with great vigor

活弁

かつべん

silent movie narrator

活性連結型

かっせいれんけつがた

active link type

活用率

かつようりつ

activity ratio

活動基準原価計算

かつどうきじゅんげんかけいさん

activity-based costing

活性水素

かっせいすいそ

active hydrogen

活用語尾

かつようごび

inflectional ending (in Japanese)

活字離れ

かつじばなれ

aliteracy

活性酸素

かっせいさんそ

reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)

活動過剰

かつどうかじょう

hyperactivity