Japanese symbol for “calamari”
烏賊フライ
イカフライ
Romaji: ikafurai
fried squid; calamari
In Japanese, calamari is 烏賊フライ, read イカフライ (ikafurai).
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Meanings
- n fried squid; calamari (food)
Written forms: 烏賊フライ. Readings: イカフライ、いかフライ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “calamari”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烏賊リング | いかリング ikaringu | fried squid ring; (fried) calamari |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烏賊 | いか ika | cuttlefish; squid |
| 烏帽子 | えぼし eboshi | eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan |
| 烏丸 | うがん ugan | Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people) |
| 烏合 | うごう ugou | disorderly gathering |
| 烏天狗 | からすてんぐ karasutengu | small, crow-billed tengu |
| 烏口 | からすぐち karasuguchi | ruling pen |
| 海賊 | かいぞく kaizoku | pirate |
| 山賊 | さんぞく sanzoku | bandit; brigand |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.