NichiDict

目刺し

めざし
目刺
[mezashi]
Illustration for 目刺し

Meanings

1.Noun

dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

Examples

朝ごはんに目刺を焼いた。

I grilled dried sardines for breakfast.

目刺は安くて栄養がある庶民の味だ。

Dried sardines are a cheap, nutritious common food.

祖父は毎朝目刺と味噌汁を欠かさなかった。

My grandfather never missed his dried sardines and miso soup every morning.