Word Meaning

さっぱ sappa

鯯 is read as さっぱ (sappa) and means Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi).

Meaning

English

  1. Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)

Reading

Kana

さっぱ

Romaji

sappa

Writing Variants

  • 拶双魚 さっぱ sappa

Study Signals and Categories

Rank 165146 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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このしろはえんがんでよくみられるさかなだ。

Konoshiro is a fish often seen along the coast.

いちばでしんせんなこのしろをかってすじめにした。

I bought fresh konoshiro at the market and marinated it in vinegar.

ちちはこどものころ、このしろをよくたべたそうだ。

My father says he often ate konoshiro when he was a child.

このしろはちほうによってよびながかわる。

The name of this fish changes depending on the region.

ずかんにはこのしろがにしんかのさかなとしてのっていた。

In the field guide, konoshiro was listed as a fish of the herring family.