縞鯵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縞	鯵
しま Jinmeiyō	あじ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

縞(しま) (shima, “stripe”) + 鯵(あじ) (aji, “horse mackerel”)

Noun

縞(しま)鯵(あじ) or 縞鯵(シマアジ) • (shimaaji) 

1. trevally, striped jack, Pseudocaranx dentex (a kind of fish used in sushi)

Usage notes

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