Refers to Western-style deep-fried dishes, such as fried fish, shrimp, or cutlets. Often used in compounds like エビフライ (fried shrimp) or カキフライ (fried oysters).
I breaded and deep-fried some white fish and ate it.
Let's have fried shrimp for lunch today.
The fry at this restaurant has a crispy coating and is delicious.
My mother deep-fries breaded dishes for us every night.
フライ is the everyday spoken loanword for a fly ball, while 飛球 is the more formal, written baseball term for the same thing.
ゴロ is a ball hit along the ground, while フライ is a ball hit high into the air.
天ぷら uses a light, airy batter, while フライ is coated in a heavier breadcrumb crust before frying.
フライ denotes Western-style breaded deep-fried food like エビフライ, a specific subset of the broader term 揚げ物.
frying pan; fry pan
flier; flyer
fryer; deep fryer
easy fly ball; routine fly
fried fish
deep-fried horse mackerel
air frying; oil-free frying
spatula; turner
fried shrimp; fried prawns
Loanword from English 'fry', referring to deep-fried food.
fried squid; calamari
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
deep-fried soy pulp and potato patty (Saitama specialty)
fried chicken