[いわし, iwashi](n) pilchard (esp. the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine (esp. the sardine of the Japanese pilchard); (P)[Add to Longdo]
[ななつぼし, nanatsuboshi](n) (1) (See 北斗七星) Big Dipper; (2) (See 七曜・1) family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); (3) (See 真鰯) Japanese pilchard; Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)[Add to Longdo]