Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
hit
Common noun
success
Common noun
guess; prediction
Common noun
affability; friendliness
Common noun
sensation; touch
Common noun
bruise (on fruit)
Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Go (game); Usu. アタリ
atari; situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move
Common noun; Fishing; Also written as 魚信
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
Suffix
per; each
small fish; small fry
(a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
Internet slang
noob; weak player
Derogatory
small penis; short dick
mermaid; merman
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
ひすい only
jade (gem)
ひすい only
beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
chopping board; cutting board
Slang; Vulgar expression or word
flat chest; tiny breasts
octopus
Colloquial
fool; idiot
洗い only
washing
Food, cooking
sashimi chilled in iced water
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The perfect camping meal: a freshly caught fish, its belly stuffed with a patty of rice (rice field), all bound up in a big leaf and cooked directly over the oven-fire.
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