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Kanji Detail for 鯛 - "sea bream"

鯛

  • Meaning

    鯛 means "sea bream." Also associated with tai.

    1. Sea bream - A prized fish in Japanese cuisine.

    2. Tai - A fish symbolizing celebration and good fortune.

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    • Verified meaning: sea bream
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たい, ちょう)
    • Also carries these associations: tai

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鯛

    Surnames 鯛(たい)Listen 鯛(ちょう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sea bream; red snapper

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Pagrosomus major, porgy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    porgy; pagrus major

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    porgy; Pagrosomus major

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A fish name. Found in coastal waters. Body is flat and round. Both jaws have strong teeth. Fins are also sturdy. Scales and fins are pale red. Turns red when out of water. Large ones are over two feet. Feeds on small fish and shellfish. Meat is fat and delicious. Colloquially called 銅盆魚 (copper basin fish).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tai(たい) たい

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)

  • Related Keywords

    sea bream tai red snapper fish seafood marine cuisine celebration prized japanese sashimi catch delicacy saltwater scales fins

Sentences including 鯛

  • Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

  • Good food requires good company.

  • Hey, is this fish tasty for real? It looks like a black porgy who'd fallen in with mobsters and been put on the country's most wanted list!?

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