シーバス

Japanese

Alternative spelling
スィーバス (very rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English sea bass.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) シーバス [shíꜜìbàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiːba̠sɨ]

Noun

シーバス • (shībasu) 

1. sea bass

Usage notes

Chiefly used in fishing and market contexts. In everyday Japanese, the following native Japanese terms are used instead.

Hyponyms

• 鱸(スズキ) (suzuki): sea bass, Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus)
• 鮬(セイゴ) (seigo): a Japanese sea bass that is under 30cm (1ft)
• ヨーロッパ鱸(スズキ) (yōroppa suzuki): European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)