鯖読み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯖	読
さば Hyōgai	よ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鯖讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Nominalization of 鯖を読む (saba o yomu, “forge figures”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) さばよみ [sàbáyómíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ba̠jo̞mʲi]

Noun

鯖(さば)読(よ)み • (sabayomi) 

1. cheat in counting, especially to lie about one's age or weight