Word Meaning 活締め
いきじめ
ikijime
活締め is read as いきじめ (ikijime) 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
- 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 flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
- killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking)
- fish killed in a fishtank
Reading
Kana
いきじめ
Romaji
ikijime
Writing Variants
- 活き締め いきしめ ikishime
- 活き締め いきじめ ikijime
- 活締め いきしめ ikishime