シーバス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sea bass.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) シーバス [shíꜜìbàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕiːba̠sɨᵝ]

Alternative forms

スィーバス (sībasu)

Noun

シーバス (rōmaji shībasu)

sea bass

Usage notes

Chiefly used in fishing and market contexts. In everyday Japanese, the following native Japanese terms are used instead.

Hyponyms

鱸 (スズキ) (suzuki): sea bass, Japanese sea bass
鮬 (セイゴ) (seigo): a Japanese sea bass that is under 30cm (1ft)
ヨーロッパ鱸 (スズキ) (yōroppa suzuki): European seabass

References

1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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