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 (guchi), 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

• (obsolete) くち (kuchi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐち [gúꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

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

   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^[2], 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

• 金石魚(キグチ) (kiguchi, “redlip croaker, yellow croaker”)