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生き餌 (いきえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生いき餌え

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Meanings

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noun

live bait

Refers to living organisms used as bait in fishing or trapping.

釣つりに行いく前まえに生いき餌えを買かった。
I bought live bait before going fishing.
生いき餌えを使つかうとよく釣つれる。
Using live bait catches fish well.

Written forms

生いき餌えUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for live bait.
生いき餌え
Alternate kanji spelling; 生 can also be read なま, so context is needed.
活いき餌え
Uncommon variant using 活き; not standard.
活いき餌え
Rare variant; may be encountered in older texts.

Kanji

生

life, genuine, birth

餌food, bait, prey

活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Similar words

餌えさ
餌 is a general term for bait or animal feed, not necessarily alive.
ルアー
ルアー refers to artificial lures, contrasting with live bait.

Etymology

Compound of 生き (living) + 餌 (bait).