コマイ

noun

saffron cod

A fish species (Eleginus gracilis) found in cold northern waters; commonly eaten in Hokkaido.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうでは、コマイの干ひ物ものがよく売うられている。

  In Hokkaido, dried saffron cod is commonly sold.

noun

fish caught under ice

Only with reading こまい

Poetic or literary term for fish taken through ice holes; restricted to the reading こまい.

• 氷下魚こまいは、冬ふゆの風ふう物ぶつ詩しとして俳はい句くに詠よまれることがある。

  Fish caught under ice is sometimes used as a seasonal topic in haiku.