きす

See also: キス

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
鱚

Pronunciation

Noun

きす or キス • (kisu) ←きす (kisu)?

  1. sillaginid (fish); whiting
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of きす – see the following entries.
【期す】
[verb] set a date, fix a date
[verb] pledge, resolve
[verb] expect, ensure, hope
【帰す】
[verb] to end in
(This term, きす (kisu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きす.)
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