| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 烏賊 | いか | イカ |
Pronunciation: ika
How to Say It Outloud: ee-kah
Usage: noun
Example Sentence Japanese:
寿司屋で新鮮なイカを食べた。
寿司屋で新鮮なイカを食べた。Example Sentence English:I ate fresh squid at the sushi restaurant.
I ate fresh squid at the sushi restaurant.Dictionary
烏賊イカCommon word
Noun- cuttlefish; squid
- Ica
- Squid
い文字いもじ
Noun- squid
墨魚ぼくぎょ
Noun- cuttlefish; squid
スクイッドスクイッド
Noun- squid
蛍烏賊ほたるいか
Noun- firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
- Sparkling enope squid
障泥烏賊あおりいか
Noun- bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
- Bigfin reef squid
鯣烏賊するめいか
Noun- Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
- Japanese Flying Squid
墨すみCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
- squid ink; octopus ink
- carpenter's inking string
- Inkstick
赤烏賊あかいか
Noun- red squid; neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii)
水烏賊みずいか
Noun- bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
烏賊墨いかすみ
Noun- squid ink
- Cephalopod ink
鯣するめ
Noun- dried squid; dried cuttlefish
- Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus)
- (thing that) grows on one over time
- Dried shredded squid
松前漬けまつまえづけ
Noun- Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
- Matsumaezuke
烏賊ごろいかごろ
Noun- squid intestines
黒作りくろづくり
Noun- squid chopped, salted and mixed in its own ink
烏賊下足イカげそ
Noun- squid tentacles
イカ玉いかたま
Noun- squid okonomiyaki
槍烏賊やりいか
Noun- spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
大王烏賊だいおういか
Noun- giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
当たりめあたりめ
Noun- dried squid; dried cuttlefish
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