きんき

See also: ぎんき

Japanese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Shift from kinkin?”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんき [kíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

きんき or キンキ • (kinki) 

1. (regional) Synonym of 喜知次 (kichiji): the broadbanded thornyhead,

Usage notes

This name for the fish is especially widely used in Hokkaido.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of きんき – see the following entries.

【欣喜】 [noun] joy, delight [verb] rejoice, delight

【近畿】 [proper noun] region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara [proper noun] area around the capital

【金器】 [noun] something made of gold

【禁忌】 [noun] taboo [noun] contraindication

【錦旗】 [noun] pennant

(This term, きんき (kinki), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)