鯖を読む
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鯖 | 読 |
| さば Hyōgai |
よ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鯖を讀む (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From a supposedly common act of fishmongers who forge or misrepresent the amount of 鯖 (“mackerel”) they sell in a bulk.
Verb
[edit]鯖を読む • (saba o yomu) godan (stem 鯖を読み (saba o yomi), past 鯖を読んだ (saba o yonda))
- (idiomatic) manipulate figures to one's advantage, especially one's own age, height, or weight
Usage notes
[edit]When used about age, it normally is about presenting oneself as younger than their actual age.
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 鯖 read as さば
- Japanese terms spelled with 読 read as よ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese verbs
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese godan verbs
- Japanese godan verbs ending with -mu
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with を
- Japanese idioms