キンキ

See also: きんき

Japanese

キンキ (kinki)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Shift from kinkin?”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) キンキ [kíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

キンキ or きんき • (kinki) 

1. (regional) Synonym of 喜知次 (kichiji): the broadbanded thornyhead, Sebastolobus macrochir

Usage notes

This name for the fish is especially widely used in Hokkaido.