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    3. 活け締め

    活け締め

    活いけ​締じめ​

    draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

    NTNounFood & DiningKanji Vocab29 strokes

    活締め活締活〆活け〆

    いけじめいけしめ

    Noun

    1.
    draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
    2.
    fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
    3.
    killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking), fish killed in a fishtank

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    Characters that make up this word

    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
    Kanji
    締
    し.まる・し.まり・し.める・-し.め・-じ.め…(1)
    tighten・tie・shut・lock・fasten
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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