腊う

Japanese
Kanji in this term
腊
きた
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
腒う

Etymology

Seems to be from the same root of the homonym 鍛(きた)う (kitau), ancient variant of 鍛(きた)える (kitaeru, “to forge, to train”).

Verb

腊(きた)う • (kitau) ←きたふ (kitafu)?†yodan

  1. to dry whole meat of fish, bird or so on
    • late 11th – early 12th c., Ruiju Myōgishō (類聚名義抄):
      腊　キタフ
      腊 kitafu

Derived terms
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