noun (common) (futsuumeishi) sardina (esp. la japonesa Sardinops melanostictus)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus);sardine

Iwashi

expressions (phrases proverb faith is mysterious;faith is weird;even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith