noun
fish served whole (with head and tail)
Refers to a fish dish presented intact, often for celebratory or formal meals.
お祝いの席には尾頭付きの鯛が出された。
A whole sea bream, head and tail intact, was served at the celebration.
Standard spelling.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common but still encountered.
Irregular kanji usage; 御 is not standard for this word.
Compound of 尾 (o, 'tail'), 頭 (kashira, 'head'), and 付き (tsuki, 'attached'), literally 'with tail and head attached'.