Japanese symbol for “tern”
鯵刺
あじさし
Romaji: ajisashi
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
In Japanese, tern is 鯵刺, read あじさし (ajisashi).
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Meanings
- n tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
Written forms: 鯵刺、鯵刺し、鰺刺、鰺刺し. Readings: あじさし、アジサシ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 開き鯵 | ひらきあじ hirakiaji | split and dried saurel |
| 真鯵 | まあじ maaji | Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) |
| 室鯵 | むろあじ muroaji | brownstriped mackerel scad (Decapterus muroadsi) |
| 銀紙鯵 | ぎんがめあじ gingameaji | bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus); bigeye jack; great trevally |
| 浪人鯵 | ろうにんあじ rounin'aji | giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) |
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 名刺 | めいし meishi | business card |
| 刺身 | さしみ sashimi | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
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.