🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あじ : aji | define meaning
aji
Pronunciation: [ʔad͡ʑi]
Definition
Noun
- Gill, gills
Etymology
Cognate with Kyushu あぎ agi "lower jaw"; Tokunoshima あぎむん agimun "gills"; Okinawan あじ aji "gills"; and standard Japanese あご【顎・頤・腭】 ago "lower jaw, chin; gills".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fish, the gills of a. A'jee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あじ |
| Romanization | aji |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔad͡ʑi] |
意味：えら【鰓】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 28). あじ : aji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8270/aji/.