烏賊
いか cuttlefish; squid
Why it means this
烏 (crow) + 賊 (thief) — ateji; a folk tale says a squid plays dead to catch crows that come to peck it. Read いか.
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
いか cuttlefish; squid
烏 (crow) + 賊 (thief) — ateji; a folk tale says a squid plays dead to catch crows that come to peck it. Read いか.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.