ぶり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
鰤

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶ​り [búꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

ぶり or ブリ • (buri) ^{←ぶり (buri)?}

1. Japanese amberjack / yellowtail

   Hyponyms: はまち (hamachi, “young Japanese amberjack”), ぶり (buri, “adult Japanese amberjack”)

2. adult Japanese amberjack

   Hypernym: ぶり (buri, “Japanese amberjack”)

   Coordinate term: はまち (hamachi, “young Japanese amberjack”)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
• This fish has different names (出世魚) depending on regional dialect and the size of the fish. See ブリ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja for a fuller list (in Japanese).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ぶり – see the following entry.

【振り】 [suffix] after an interval of; the first time in [suffix] way of doing Alternative spelling 風

(This term, ぶり, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ぶり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぶり.)