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 (suzuki): sea bass, Japanese sea bass
- 鮬 (seigo): a Japanese sea bass that is under 30cm (1ft)
- ヨーロッパ鱸 (yōroppa suzuki): European seabass
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN