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

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蛸たこTako (Octopus)
烏い賊かIka (Squid)
蝦えびEbi (Shrimp)
蟹かにKani (Crab)
蝦しゃ蛄こShako (Mantis Shrimp)
鮪あゆMaguro (Tuna)
梶かじ木き鮪まぐろKajiki (Marlin)
鰯いわしIwashi (Sardine)
鰹かつおKatsuo (Skipjack Tuna)
鱸すずきSuzuki (Sea Bass)
鰤ぶりBuri (Yellowtail)
魬はまちHamachi (Young Yellowtail)
鮭さけ/サーモンSake (Salmon)
鱒ますMasu (Trout)
鰆さわらSawara (Spanish Mackerel)
鯡にしんNishin (Herring)
鯖さばSaba (Mackerel)
鯵あじAji (Japanese Horse Mackerel)
鰈かれいKarei (Righteye Flounder)
鮃ひらめHirame (Lefteye Flounder)
秋さ刀ん魚まSanma (Pacific Saury)
鱈たらTara (Cod)
ホッケHokke (Atka Mackerel)
鯛たいTai (Sea Bream/Red Snapper)
金きん目め鯛だいKinmedai (Splendid Alfonsino)
太た刀ち魚うおTachiuo (Cutlassfish)
柳し葉しゃ魚もShishamo (Smelt)
羽は太たHata (Grouper)
鱚きすKiss (Japanese Whiting)
鮟あん鱇こうAnko (Monkfish)
サバヒーSabahi (Milkfish)
台たい湾わん鯛だい/ティラピアTaiwandai/Tilapia (Tilapia)
鮎あゆAyu (Sweetfish)
河ふ豚ぐFugu (Pufferfish)
鯉こいKoi (Carp)
鯰なまずNamazu (Catfish)
鱧はもHamo (Pike Conger)
鰻うなぎUnagi (Eel)
穴あな子ごAnago (Conger Eel)
鰌どじょうDojo (Japanese Pond Loach)
チョウザメChozame (Sturgeon)
水くら母げKurage (Jellyfish)
白しら子すShirasu (Whitebait/Baby Sardines)
雑じゃ魚こJako (Small Fish)
海う胆にUni (Sea Urchin)
鮑あわびAwabi (Abalone)
トコブシTokobushi (Small Abalone)
帆ほ立たてHotate (Scallop)
栄さざ螺えSazae (Turban Shell)
赤あか貝がいAkagai (Ark Shell)
ムール貝がいMussel (Mussel)
蛤はまぐりHamaguri (Hard Clam)
浅あさ蜊りAsari (Manila Clam)
蜆しじみShijimi (Freshwater Clam)
海なま鼠こNamako (Sea Cucumber)
海ほ鞘やHoya (Sea Pineapple)
昆こん布ぶKonbu (Kelp)
若わか芽めWakame (Wakame Seaweed)
めかぶ Mekabu (Mekabu Seaweed)
布ふ海の苔りFunori (Red Algae)
あおさAosa (Sea Lettuce)
海の苔りNori (Seaweed)
キャビアCaviar (Caviar)
いくらIkura (Salmon Roe)
飛とび子こTobiko (Flying Fish Roe)
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