烏帽子鯛

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
ぼう > ぼ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
たい > だい
Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon kan'on kun'yomi
 エボシダイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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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

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()()()(だい) or 烏帽子鯛(エボシダイ) (eboshidai

  1. a man-of-war fish

Usage notes

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