[かま, kama](n) (1) sickle; (2) (abbr) (See 鎖鎌) sickle-and-chain (weapon); (3) (abbr) (See 鎌槍) type of spear with curved cross-blades; (4) (abbr) (See 鎌継) gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (5) (arch) noisiness; (6) (uk) part of a fish around the gills; (P)#12487[Add to Longdo]
[いきじめ;いきしめ, ikijime ; ikishime](n) (1) (いきじめ only) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・1) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; (2) (esp. いきしめ) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・2) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); (3) (esp. いきしめ) (See 活け締め・いけじめ・3) killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank[Add to Longdo]
[いけじめ;いけしめ, ikejime ; ikeshime](n) (1) (いけじめ only) draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; (2) (esp. いけしめ) fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); (3) (esp. いけしめ) killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank[Add to Longdo]