烏帽子鯛

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
ぼう > ぼ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
たい > だい
Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon kan'on kun'yomi

Etymology

烏帽子(えぼし) (eboshi, black-lacquered cap) + (たい) (tai, sea bream). The tai changes to dai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

()()()(だい) or 烏帽子鯛(エボシダイ) • (eboshidai

  1. a man-of-war fish

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).