氷下魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こまい
Grade: 3 Grade: 1 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
氷魚
粉馬以

Etymology

From Ainu コマィ (komay). The kanji is a compound of (ice) +‎ (under) +‎ (fish).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まい [kòmáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ma̠i]

Noun

氷下魚(こまい) or 氷下魚(コマイ) • (komai

  1. a saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis)
    Synonym: 寒海 (kankai)