烏帽子鯛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	帽	子	鯛
え Jinmeiyō	ぼう > ぼ Grade: S	し Grade: 1	たい > だい Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon	kan'on		kun'yomi

Etymology

烏帽子(えぼし) (eboshi, “black-lacquered cap”) + 鯛(たい) (tai, “sea bream”). The tai changes to dai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

烏(え)帽(ぼ)子(し)鯛(だい) or 烏帽子鯛(エボシダイ) • (eboshidai) 

1. a man-of-war fish

Usage notes

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