烏賊

鰞

Readings

Kana: いか、イカ

Romaji: ika, ika

Definition

noun

1

cuttlefish; squid

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

烏

Readings: ウ、 オ、 からす、 いずくんぞ、 なんぞ

Meanings: crow, raven

賊

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: burglar, rebel, traitor, robber

Example Sentences

イカには１０本(ほん)の足(あし)がある。

➥A squid has ten arms.

このイカは鮮度(せんど)が落(お)ちはじめた。

➥This cuttlefish has started to lose its freshness.