ひれ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひれ – see the following entries.

【ヒレ】 [noun] fillet, filet (boneless cut of meat) [noun] tenderloin (portion of a pork or beef loin)

【鰭】H [noun] fin (of a fish)

【領巾】 [noun] (archaic) a long narrow strip of fabric believed to be imbued with mystical powers [noun] (archaic) a floor-length stole. Worn as part of women's court dress through the Nara period until the Heian period. Also worn in dance costumes [noun] the cloth hung beneath a mirror on a traditional mirror stand [noun] a small banner tied to the head of a spear Alternative spelling 肩巾

(This term, ひれ (hire), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひれ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひれ.)