きんき

See also: ぎんき

Japanese

きんき (katakana キンキ, rōmaji kinki)

(regional) Synonym of 喜知次 (kichiji): the broadbanded thornyhead, Sebastolobus macrochir

This name for the fish is especially widely used in Hokkaido.

For pronunciation and definitions of きんき – see the following entries.

【欣喜】	[noun]joy, delight [verb]rejoice, delight
【近畿】	[proper noun]region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
【金器】	[noun]something made of gold
【禁忌】	[noun]taboo [noun]contraindication
【錦旗】	[noun]pennant

(This term, きんき, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)

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