真烏賊

マイカ

Also written まいか

Meanings

1. Noun Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus) See also: スルメイカ.
2. golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta) See also: コウイカ.
3. Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica) See also: しりやけいか.

Kanji

• 真 true. Read as ま.
• 烏 crow; raven
• 賊 bandit

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists