カマス

Related words

• ヤマトカマス

  A specific species of barracuda (Sphyraena japonica).

• アカカマス

  A specific species of barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis).

• オニカマス

  The great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), a large species.

Word family

• アカカマス

  red barracuda; brown barracuda

Written forms

• カマスUsage91%
  kana-only spelling

  Usually written in katakana; usually written in kana.

• かますUsage9%

  Hiragana spelling, also common.

• 梭子魚かます

  Rare kanji spelling; the characters mean 'shuttle child fish'.

• 梭魚かます

  Rare kanji spelling; the characters mean 'shuttle fish'.

• 魳かます
  out-dated kanji form

  Outdated kanji.

• 魣かます
  out-dated kanji form

  Outdated kanji.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 梭 (shuttle) may refer to the fish's shape, but this is speculative.