鰯

いわし

pilchard (esp. the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine (esp. the sardine of the Japanese pilchard)

鰯節

いわしぶし

dried, smoked pilchard, shavings from dried, smoked pilchard

赤鰯

あかいわし

pickled or dried sardines

鰯雲

いわしぐも

cirro-cumulus, mackerel sky

鯷鰯

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

干鰯

ほしか

dried sardine

鰯油

いわしゆ

pilchard oil, sardine oil

真鰯

まいわし マイワシ

Japanese pilchard, Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)

唐鰯

からいわし カライワシ

Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)

鰯鯨

いわしくじら イワシクジラ

sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

外鰯

そといわし ソトイワシ

bonefish (Albula vulpes), banana fish, ladyfish

柊鰯

ひいらぎいわし

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

鰯酸

いわしさん

clupanodonic acid

裸鰯

はだかいわし ハダカイワシ

lantern fish (any fish of family Myctophidae, esp. Watase's lanternfish, Diaphus watasei)

鰯滓

いわしかす

fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer), sardine meal

畳

たたみ

Tatami (traditional japanese flooring made of woven straw mats)

畳

たとう たたみ じょう

counter for tatami mats

片口鰯

かたくちいわし カタクチイワシ

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

潤目鰯

うるめいわし ウルメイワシ じゅんめいわし

round herring (Etrumeus teres)