ぐち

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of ぐち – see the following entry.
【愚痴】
[noun] complaint, grumble
(This term, ぐち, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぐち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぐち.)

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
鮸 (rare)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun
グチ: silver croaker, white croaker (Pennahia argentata)
グチ: a whitemouth croaker, drummer (Micropogonias furnieri)

ぐち or グチ • (guchi) ←ぐち (guti)?

  1. synonym of にべ (nibe), nibe croaker, honnibe croaker, Nibea mitsukurii
  2. silver croaker, white croaker, Pennahia argentata[2]
    Synonyms: 石持 (ishimochi), 白愚痴 (shiroguchi)
  3. croaker, drum, drumfish (any of various fish species in the family Sciaenidae)
    • 2023, “キグチ [kiguchi]”, in Bouz-Konnyaku‎, retrieved March 17, 2023:
      味(あじ)のいいグチで、特(とく)に韓(かん)国(こく)料(りょう)理(り)などに多(た)用(よう)される。値(ね)段(だん)は高(たか)値(ね)で安(あん)定(てい)している。
      Aji no ii guchi de, tokuni Kankoku ryōri nado ni tayō sareru. Nedan wa takane de antei shiteiru.
      A tasty croaker, widely used especially in Korean food etc. Prices are high and stable.
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. “グチ”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
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