エビスダイ

Meanings

1

noun

Japanese soldierfish

usually written using kana alone

A species of fish (Ostichthys japonicus). The name is usually written in katakana.

エビスダイは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする魚さかなです。
The Japanese soldierfish is a fish that lives in the deep sea.

ought, by all means, necessarily

美beauty, beautiful

Built from

夷えびす+タイ

Written forms

エビスダイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
夷えびす鯛だい
Kanji form; rarely used in practice.
恵え比び須す鯛だい
Kanji form; rarely used in practice.
恵え美び須す鯛だい
rarely-used kanji form
Kanji form; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

The name likely comes from 恵比寿 (Ebisu, one of the Seven Lucky Gods) and 鯛 (sea bream), referring to its appearance or auspicious association. The exact derivation is uncertain.