Translation guide
In Japanese, the most common word for flying fish is トビウオ. It can refer to the fish itself or as food. There are also regional and seasonal names.
flying fish
Referring to the flying fish as an animal, in general contexts.
The standard Japanese word for flying fish. Can be written in kanji as 飛魚, but katakana is more common.
A flying fish leaped out of the sea.
Kanji form of トビウオ, used in literature or formal contexts.
Flying fish inhabit warm seas.
Referring to flying fish as an ingredient or dish.
Using a poetic seasonal word for flying fish, often in haiku or literature.
Literally 'spring flying fish', a kigo (seasonal word) for haiku.
Spring flying fish—silver scales glittering among the waves.
In some regions, especially in western Japan, flying fish is called アゴ. This name is commonly used for the dried fish used to make dashi (broth).
I made miso soup with flying fish broth.