Japanese Seafood Vocabulary: Fish & Shellfish Names (魚介類の名称)

Daily Words
JapaneseEnglish
たこTako (Octopus)
Ika (Squid)
えびEbi (Shrimp)
かにKani (Crab)
しゃShako (Mantis Shrimp)
あゆMaguro (Tuna)
かじまぐろKajiki (Marlin)
いわしIwashi (Sardine)
かつおKatsuo (Skipjack Tuna)
すずきSuzuki (Sea Bass)
ぶりBuri (Yellowtail)
はまちHamachi (Young Yellowtail)
さけ/サーモンSake (Salmon)
ますMasu (Trout)
さわらSawara (Spanish Mackerel)
にしんNishin (Herring)
さばSaba (Mackerel)
あじAji (Japanese Horse Mackerel)
かれいKarei (Righteye Flounder)
ひらめHirame (Lefteye Flounder)
Sanma (Pacific Saury)
たらTara (Cod)
ホッケHokke (Atka Mackerel)
たいTai (Sea Bream/Red Snapper)
きんだいKinmedai (Splendid Alfonsino)
うおTachiuo (Cutlassfish)
しゃShishamo (Smelt)
Hata (Grouper)
きすKiss (Japanese Whiting)
あんこうAnko (Monkfish)
サバヒーSabahi (Milkfish)
たいわんだい/ティラピアTaiwandai/Tilapia (Tilapia)
あゆAyu (Sweetfish)
Fugu (Pufferfish)
こいKoi (Carp)
なまずNamazu (Catfish)
はもHamo (Pike Conger)
うなぎUnagi (Eel)
あなAnago (Conger Eel)
どじょうDojo (Japanese Pond Loach)
チョウザメChozame (Sturgeon)
くらKurage (Jellyfish)
しらShirasu (Whitebait/Baby Sardines)
じゃJako (Small Fish)
Uni (Sea Urchin)
あわびAwabi (Abalone)
トコブシTokobushi (Small Abalone)
たてHotate (Scallop)
さざSazae (Turban Shell)
あかがいAkagai (Ark Shell)
ムールがいMussel (Mussel)
はまぐりHamaguri (Hard Clam)
あさAsari (Manila Clam)
しじみShijimi (Freshwater Clam)
なまNamako (Sea Cucumber)
Hoya (Sea Pineapple)
こんKonbu (Kelp)
わかWakame (Wakame Seaweed)
めかぶ Mekabu (Mekabu Seaweed)
Funori (Red Algae)
あおさAosa (Sea Lettuce)
Nori (Seaweed)
キャビアCaviar (Caviar)
いくらIkura (Salmon Roe)
とびTobiko (Flying Fish Roe)
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