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活いき締しめ
Meanings
Noun
1. draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
when read as "いきじめ"
2. fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
esp. いきしめ
3. killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
esp. いきしめ
Alt. forms
活いき締じめ
活いき締じめ
Kanji used
活
activity
締
tighten
Pitch accent
⚠
い
きしめ
Used in: 4
Composed of
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion